On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Bob Cook <frobertc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
In the O-P process what disrupts the glueon bonding of the neutron to the > proton to allow their separation? > > It does not happen very often given the concentration of D in the universe. > My best guess (perhaps not even a guess -- random shooting in the dark): strong acceleration under the influence of a transient electric arc between two electrically insulated grains in a metal with lots of impurities: http://i.imgur.com/dp37X3R.png In effect, the free protons and deuterons are momentarily forced into a recess and compressed to astronomical pressures. In addition, there is a surrounding field of electrons migrating the opposite direction that, together with the very close free protons and deuterons, makes for an environment that is fundamentally different than anywhere else in the universe; e.g., the ambient charge density is perhaps uniquely high. Eric
