Eric, Yes, that happens. So do various other wire deformations. See -
"Stability of Metal Nanowires at Ultrahigh Current Densities" http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0411058 The authors have other papers on the topic. You can find them by clicking on their names. I am also interested in how much "z-pinching" an electron's, or a proton's wave function experiences. They should become somewhat more concentrated and narrowly bullet-shaped. If this waveform shaping is significant, maybe the overlap between head-on colliding electron and proton wave functions would be large enough to increase the chances of neutron formation. Both are propelled into each other in exactly opposite directions by their coulomb fields and by the magnetic field. It is wave function overlap that allow protons in nuclei to capture muons and inner shell electrons. -- Lou Pagnucco Eric Walker wrote; > [...] > I wonder whether a large enough current could cause a current carrying > nanowire to implode, compressing the contents as it does. > > Eric >
