In reply to David Roberson's message of Sun, 22 Jul 2012 21:01:58 -0400 (EDT): Hi, [snip] >I am inclined to believe that the beta plus decay from P-P to H2 is relatively >fast since the release of .42 MeV occurs.
Then may I suggest that you work out the percentage of H in the solar core that actually reacts per second. If the reaction were fast, stars wouldn't exist. They would go nova immediately after ignition. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
