In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:52:35 -0900: Hi, [snip] >> A virtual neutron is a small neutral object comprising a proton and >> an electron >> with a mass less than that of a real neutron, that hasn't (yet?) >> undergone a >> weak force reaction. >> It has the ability to closely approach another nucleus thereby >> increasing the >> likelihood of tunneling, due to no Coulomb field repulsion. > >The above seems to me to be nonsense. A proton and electron can not >"closely approach a nucleus" without a substantial binding energy. >Otherwise the nuclear electrostatic field will tear apart the >ensemble. What is the nature of this binding energy?
All the "virtual neutron" theories use electrostatic force between proton and electron, but Mills (alone) adds an additional force due to a trapped photon. In his model the total force equals the electrostatic force of n protons where 1/n is the primary quantum number. E.g. for the smallest Hydrino the binding force is 137 times the force of a single proton. That means that even the heaviest nucleus wouldn't be able to tear it apart, which is one thing he has going for his theory. In my own version this additional charge force doesn't exist, and I would indeed expect them to get torn apart upon close approach to more highly charged nucleus, however by the time that happens, it will be close enough to have a vastly increased chance of tunneling. Particularly as in my version the radius goes as the square of the primary quantum number, so that the smallest is just a few fm in radius which means that they are already essentially of nuclear dimensions. How it would work with IRH is anybody's guess. > >Best regards, > >Horace Heffner >http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/ > > > Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
