In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 15:16:47 -0400: Hi, [snip] >A muon is something that is massive and has a negative charge. By analogy, a >High-Rydburg(HR) state of hydrogen can build a compound virtual particle >that is very heavy and has a large negative charge. Because the group of >negative hydrogen ions is coherent, they behave as a single quantum >mechanical particle. I think a coherent cluster of hydrogen ions can build a >compound virtual particle that can catalyze fusion reactions just like a >muon can but only better.
You don't need a compound particle for this. A single proton is already about 9 times more massive than a muon. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html

