W-L LENR theory claims ultra-low momentum neutrons (ULMNs) are created
- quite surprising if due to high kinetic energy e-p collisions.
Overcoming the electroweak effective potential barrier that repels
an electron from a proton (= udu 'quark bag') requires 780 KeV.
Can slow (non-relativistic) electrons climb the barrier by borrowing
just enough potential magnetic (but no kinetic) energy - leaving ULMNs?
As shown in [1], in nanowires. almost no conduction electron energy is
kinetic. Almost all is likely stored in virtual exchange photons.
On metal hydride nano-particle surfaces, plasma electrons and protons
can oscillate in parallel and opposite directions .
-- When velocity = 0, coulomb force brings some e-p pairs together
-- as velocity increases, magnetic ampere force pinches e-p pairs closer
Semiclassically, this increasing ampere force is equivalent to a rising
linear potential in a time-varying Schroedinger equation - Graphically:
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PLASMONIC OScILLATION: TRANSFERING 'MAGNETIC ENERGY'
MIN PLASMON AMPLITUDE ----------------> AMPLITUDE INCREASES
MIN AMPERE FORCE ----------------> AMPERE FORCE RISES
MIN LINEAR POTENTIAL ----------------> LINEAR POTENTIAL RISES
^ ^ ^ ^
. . . .
\ . \ . \ . \.
\ . \ . \ . \ e
\ . +-+ +-- \ . +-+ +- \ . +-+ +- |:+-
\ . | | | ^ \ . | | | \.e| | | |:|
\ . | | | | \ . | | | \_| | | |:|
\ . | | | | \ | | | | | |V|
\ | | |780 \ e| | | | | | |
\ | |u|KeV \_| |u| |u| |u|
\ | |d| | |d| |d| |d| --> ULMN (ddu)
\ e| |u| | |u| |u| |u| + neutrino
\_| |_| V |_| |_| |_|
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An electron arriving at a potential wall is pushed forward by the
magnetic coupling to millions of conduction electrons and back-reacts
by borrowing some of their collective momentum (Newton's 3rd Law).
Ref[2] shows that electrons in nanowires can acquire enormous inertial
mass from this coupling - distinct, I believe, from relavistic mass
- which may make the surface plasma appear as an extremely viscous
fluid to gamma rays, and could trap most high-energy gammas.
[1]"How Much of Magnetic Energy is Kinetic Energy?" - Kirk T. McDonald
http://puhep1.princeton.edu/~mcdonald/examples/kinetic.pdf
[2]"Extremely Low Frequency Plasmons in Metallic Microstructures"
http://www.cmth.ph.ic.ac.uk/photonics/Newphotonics/pdf/lfplslet.pdf
Comments/corrections very welcome,
Lou Pagnucco
