No Harry, the Coulomb barrier is the same in Hot and Cold fusion. The
difference is that it is overcome very rapidly during hot fusion and
very slowly during cold fusion. That is the only difference between
the two methods. This difference results in a different behavior.
Yes, a theory should explain transmutation and mine does. However,
transmutation can only occur as a minor consequence of fusion. Fusion
must be taking place first, which provides the conditions and energy
to get over the huge Coulomb barrier associated with transmutation. As
a result, the heat results from the fusion reaction, while a little
transmutation occurs and contributes a very small amount of energy.
The two reactions must work together because they both have to follow
the same rules, according to my approach
Ed Storms
On May 22, 2013, at 2:59 AM, Harry Veeder wrote:
You propose that the coulomb barrier is structured differently from
how it is normally portrayed in textbooks, and it is this difference
that permits the low temperature fusion of protons and deuterons and
energy production. Wouldn't the same difference help to explain how
transmutations can happen as well? It seems to me a good theory
should be able to explain both transmutations and energy production
even if the nuclei involved differ in each case.
Harry
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On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 5:55 PM, Edmund Storms
<[email protected]> wrote:
Yes, Harry this is one of the several reasons why transmutation
cannot be the source of energy. Four more remain.
Ed Storms
On May 21, 2013, at 3:45 PM, Harry Veeder wrote:
In an environment populated with Ni nuclei and H nuclei, the
spontaneous fusion of a H nucleus with another H nucleus is
favoured over spontaneous fusion with a Ni nucleus because the
electrostatic force of repulsion is smaller between two H nucleus
than it is between an H nucleus and an Ni nucleus.
Harry
