Interesting theory. Trying to track down other open source papers by the authors leads to a labyrinth of similar and different theories.
Given how befuddled main stream physics is trying to explain a macroscopic phenomenon like this, it is understandable that LENR is such a conundrum. I did find an Air Force document (AFRL-PR-ED-TR-2002-0039) - "Ball Lightning Study" http://www.foia.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-091008-049.pdf - that discusses the "maser-soliton theory" (document page# 22). It may be worth noting that ball lightning has confounded science a lot longer than LENR has. A bit depressing. -- Lou Pagnucco Jones Beene wrote: > http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/93JD01021/abstract > > "The maser-caviton ball lightning theory is briefly described, is compared > with the available observations of ball lightning, and is further > developed > on the basis of the rate equations governing the evolution of the photon > number in a single-mode maser. The focus of this paper is on the explosive > growth of the photon number at the premature demise of a large atmospheric > maser. Ball lightning is a localized high-field soliton forming a cavity > surrounded by plasma in this theory."
