What happens in the endothermic energy case where energy is delivered to enable the reaction. As in Mizuno, when deuterium becomes podium. Is the energy delivered as a gamma ray or is it sent over in discrete low energy quanta?
On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 2:16 AM, Eric Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 10:16 PM, Bob Cook <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> Why focus on the Coulomb field? Focus on the intense magnetic fields >> that can polarize nuclei parallel and antiparallel and cause them to spin >> in harmony. Transfer of mass via spin energy is possible, although it is >> not common in a plasma or free particle system most are familiar with. >> Solid state lattices allow more options for interactions including spin >> coupling. > > > The Coulomb field is more intuitively accessible to me at this point, and > an ion core presents a huge surface of charge to impart energy to (in > addition to any nearby electrons). I get the impression that spin coupling > is like trying to go fast on a ten-speed bike, but using only the lowest > gear. No matter how fast you pedal the pedals, energy is still going to be > translated into motion of the bike only very slowly. This might just be a > misimpression on my part. As I learn more about nuclear spin, perhaps its > potential as a conduit will become apparent. > > > Gammas are not necessary for mass conversion to thermal kinetic energy. > > > I think we agree on this point. What's needed is to transfer the energy > of the decay of a compound nucleus to the environment in a benign way > (assuming we have fusion, as I do). Since we don't see gammas, I assume > that energy is imparted through some other mechanism. > > Eric > >
