Since Mark's suggestion will prompt a flurry of thought, and possibly a few more suggestions which are influenced by the present agenda of interested observers, here are a few alternatives from the far-fringe (with a rationale) - pending future evidence for accuracy. Obviously, there is a slant, on this list, towards Rossi's HT reactor being a state-of-the-art breakthrough in understanding and a corresponding marginalization of prior art (which will rankle a few feathers).
1) PCR or polariton catalyzed reaction (giving attention to the modus
operandi)
2) PCF or polariton catalyzed fusion (assuming that real fusion always
results)
3) PCRPF or polariton catalyzed reversible proton fusion (which is my
personal agenda based on the solar model of reversible proton fusion RPF)
This reaction can produce a small amount of QCD-based mass-to-energy
conversion, sequentially at the expense of average proton mass (more detail
on request)
Given that PCRPF - as an acronym is a definite no-go: way too clunky to ever
catch-on, but given that RPF is an accepted mainstream theory of gamma-less
fusion with a strong model in cosmology and physics (our sun) then the
shorter but less precise acronym: PCF should suffice nicely from this
perspective ... assuming, of course, that adequate proof arrives both of the
polariton aspect and the fusion aspect. PCF gets my vote (until the next
breakthrough).
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From: Jones Beene
While AES is a preferable name to either LENR or cold
fusion, renaming now is probably premature ...
...under the circumstances, it seems to me that we are
within a year or two of finding the precise cause for the anomaly - so, why
not wait a bit longer?
From: [email protected]
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markgibbs/2013/07/15/why-cold-fusion-has-to-die/
I don't know what a good descriptive term might be
but I'd suggest something like "Anomalous Energy System (AES)".
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