In the exothermic as well as the endothermic case , when energy is delivered to the reaction. A lot more energy than might be required may be delivered to the reaction, how is that excess energy packaged on the way back to the site of causation.
On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 2:28 AM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> >
