Nigel, Thanks for spreading that information. It is a surprising phenomenon.
I believe some lightning generates neutrons and positrons, but some does not. Do you know what the conditions produce neutrons/positrons? Also, whether these conditions can be replicated in the lab? -- Lou Pagnucco > And I think I may be able to claim responsibility for the inclusion of > the paragraph about neutron release in thunderstorms, given my > discussions over the last couple of years with John Swain. > > Nigel > > On 06/11/2012 02:41, [email protected] wrote: >> Just published on Arxiv.org -- >> >> "Theories of Low Energy Nuclear Transmutations" >> - Y.N. Srivastava, A. Widom, J. Swain >> >> ABSTRACT: Employing concrete examples from nuclear physics it is shown >> that low energy nuclear reactions can and have been induced by all of >> the >> four fundamental interactions (i) (stellar) gravitational, (ii) strong, >> (iii) electromagnetic and (iv) weak. Differences are highlighted through >> the great diversity in the rates and similarity through the nature of >> the >> nuclear reactions initiated by each. >> >> http://arxiv.org/abs/1211.0924 >> >> >> > > >
