tom clarke wrote:
*The previous post does not address the matter of limited Q at ultra-high power density. The field concentration you can get is therefore also limited.A simple way to look at it is that while hyper-high intensity em radiation could do many things - the proposed mechanism does not reach that high.Also ultra-high intensity em radiation can alter fission characteristics - known mechanism - it cannot in the same way catalyse fusion.One way to see this is to look at the required energy density.D-D fusion requires on the order of 10keV to make reaction rate observable. (And at this energy the relationship is reaction rate ~ energy to the power [image: 8)]. That corresponds to a separation (over which tunnelling occurs) of:r~3.2E-19/(4*pi*e0*V)~ 3E-19/(1E-10 *V) ~ 3E-9/VFor deuterons at 10keV we have V=5,000V => r ~ 0.5E-12.The volume over which fusion occurs (being generous and looking at the deuteron tunneling distance) is therefore E-37m^3 or so. The energy density, to be comparable with the Coulomb barrier, is therefore1E38 eV/m^3or, for incident radiation, the power density is the energy density*volume*cPD = 1E38*2E8 = 3E46W/M^2 = (familiar units) 3E42W/cm^2Suppose we had the claimed 1E15W/cm^2?That could overcome Coulomb if the effective fusion volume was increased by a factor of (3E27)^1/3 ~1E9.That would mean nuclear phenomena occurring on a distance scale of 0.5mm!Absurd. So out of the ball park its not even on the same planet.* I understand; its absurd. It has got to be impossible; such concentration of power cannot be done. What is more impossible is that some magnet dust and carbon powder and nanotubes enclosed in a brass sphere filled with hydrogen can concentrate power far more effectively than the ITER and the LHC combined. And the cost for doing so is less than the cost of one custom bolt on these monstrous machines. But the Cravens’ spheres are real and they work. See post viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5429&start=60#p113119 <http://www.talk-polywell.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5429&start=60#p113119> If such a thing can be made to exist today, its revelation is 1000 years ahead of its time. In this new universe of intense EMF reactivity, nuclear reactions are catalyzed by a disintegrating Vacuum as the very fabric of space-time is ripped apart. How can such power be hidden inside a chunk of brass and released so slowly and so gently for months on end? It is understandable why so few believe that the creation and application of such awesome power is even possible. For most, the desire to know how the universe can provide such wonderful things will only come when this awesome power is employed in their basements to heat the water for their morning ablutions. It will take such an unfolding of this everyday reality to push your desire to know into action. Acquiring this proof in the process is why I wish Rossi and the others well. For me, the Cravens’ sphere is wonderful and amazing enough to get my attention.
