Fran and ChemE, I wish I could add some explanations, but all I can add are more examples of (real or apparent?) anomalies and paradoxes seemingly related to physical interactions and boundary effects. Perhaps of interest:
Mystery of neutron-lifetime discrepancy deepens http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2013/dec/04/mystery-of-neutron-lifetime-discrepancy-deepens (Oscillating) non-exponential decays of unstable states http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.1896 Radioactive Decay Anomaly Finally Explained (Maybe) - A long-standing puzzle over periodic oscillations in the decay of some elements may have finally been solved, say physicists http://www.technologyreview.com/view/425731/radioactive-decay-anomaly-finally-explained-maybe/ And, I'm still not convinced that the explanations offered so far really account for the fact that chiral molecules, like ammonia, insist on staying in either their right-handed (|R>) or left-handed (|L>) states rather than decaying to their lowest energy symmetric state (superposition |R>+|L>, normalized, of course.) Somehow, the universe finds the superposition a bit abhorrent. -- Lou Pagnucco ChemE wrote: > Fran, > > What I am really trying to say is that if you hang around close to the > surface/horizon of vacuum/black hole/zpe/dark matter (whatever you want > to > call it) expect more radiation/decay, which ionizes you at a faster rate - > like catalysis that speeds up reactions that you are describing and I > agree > with. If you can protect yourself from the radiation/flux then yes, you > will age slower (the surface/shields of your ship will have to protect > you...) But I think that is the same on Earth. If we can protect > ourselves > from ionizing radiation around us, we will all age slower. Problem is, > our > gravitational flux (of entropy to the Earth's center) and due to > weather(vacuum) disturbances they are aging all of us at a similar rate > over 80 or so obits...and we decay. Human's half life is around 24 years > or so (actually probably less but our bodies replace damaged cells all of > the time or we would all be dead quicker). > > Best way I can explain it. Trying to separate all of the fusion/fission > reactions occurring near the surface of the quantum vacuum "foam" is like > separating gnat shit from pepper...:) But it is important and I agree with > the overall direction of the discussion. If the core of the Earth, Sun, > Gas Giant Planets, ETC. are curled up vacuum orbifolds with decaying > firewalls and our weather disturbances are vacuum and that "cosmic string" > I think was photographed from ISON on Thanksgiving day is vacuum then > DUDES, WE ARE THE 5% IMMERSED IN THE 95% QUANTUM VACUUM FOAM made up of > vacuum branes and strings all around us. > > Stewart > Darkmattersalot.com > [...]
