Upon further reflection, the paired proton conjecture may be on the right track after all. In the ICCF-18 paper, Dr. Yeong E. Kim defines his reactions in terms of deuterons, but deuteron formation can only happen when the hydrogen isotope used in the LENR reaction is deuterium.
When protium hydrogen having a single proton and zero neutrons is used, only protons form the hydrogen nucleus. Deuteron formation cannot happen because there are no neutrons in the hydrogen. So to form a hydrogen nuclear pair, only protons are available and not deuterons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_isomers_of_hydrogen The parahydrogen form of hydrogen spin isomers has zero spin and is consistent with the zero spin rule of thumb for photofusion. Dr. Kim may have made a major mistake by taking his deuteron base theory of Pt/D fusion and moved it unmodified into the Ni/H reactor theory. This error is what has confused me lately. If I am not thinking correctly, please correct me. On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> wrote: > I stand corrected. Dr. Yeong E. has proposed a double deuteron pair as > the boson component of his Bose Einstein condensate theory for many years. > > > > The ion member of the hydrogen dipole will be a deuteron so a cluster > fusion reaction consistent with Kim would include those neutrons in that > hydrogen ion pair. > > > > So sorry, please excuse me, I just made a human mistake and was not trying > to aggravate Ed. > > > > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 12:55 AM, Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Edmund Storms <stor...@ix.netcom.com>wrote: >> >> [From Axil] It is a safe assumption that pairing of protons is occurring. >>> >>> >>> I see no reason for this assumption. Such pairs are only found in H2, >>> which is not nuclear reactive. >>> >> >> Ed, Axil is playing with you. See: >> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=forum+troll >> >> Eric >> >> >
