Comments on: Online discussion of neutron repulsion energy http://hiltonratcliffe.com/blog/2009/12/21/online-discussion-of-neutron-repulsion-energy/ Author of The Virtue of Heresy - Confessions of a Dissident Astronomer Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:07:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Skywalker http://hiltonratcliffe.com/blog/2009/12/21/online-discussion-of-neutron-repulsion-energy/#comment-81 Skywalker Sun, 02 May 2010 13:13:40 +0000 http://hiltonratcliffe.com/blog/?p=152#comment-81 Thank you very much for your comments, Oliver. Nothing sybolises for me more the iniquity of the way science is practiced these days than that Al Gore got a Nobel Prize and you didn't! Best wishes Hilton Thank you very much for your comments, Oliver. Nothing sybolises for me more the iniquity of the way science is practiced these days than that Al Gore got a Nobel Prize and you didn’t!
Best wishes
Hilton

]]> By: Oliver K. Manuel http://hiltonratcliffe.com/blog/2009/12/21/online-discussion-of-neutron-repulsion-energy/#comment-80 Oliver K. Manuel Sun, 02 May 2010 12:49:17 +0000 http://hiltonratcliffe.com/blog/?p=152#comment-80 Dear Hilton, Congratulations on this beautiful web site! I just came across it. Nuclear rest mass data for the 3,000 different types of atoms that comprise the entire visible universe unambiguously show that the neutron-neutron interaction is repulsive [1-5]. Communicating that empirical fact has been a challenge. Neutron repulsion is the energy source that powers neutron stars, including the one at the core of the Sun. Neutron repulsion keeps the neutron in an excited energy state until it finally manages to penetrate the gravitational barrier: a.) => n + ~12 MeV The neutron quickly decays the a proton/electron pair in about 10 minutes: b.) n => H+ + e- + ~1 MeV Protons are accelerated upward by powerful magnetic fields. On the upward journey, most protons are fused into He-4 nuclei: c.) 4 H+ + 2 e- => He-4 + 2 e+ + 2 v + ~27 MeV Protons that survive the upward journey are discharged from the Sun in the Solar Wind: d) Each year, 3 x 10^43 H+ depart in the Solar Wind In summary, reaction a.) generates 60% of solar luminosity. Reaction b.) generates 5% of solar luminosity. Reaction c.) generates 35% of solar luminosity and 100% of solar neutrinos. Reaction d.) generates 100% of the Solar Wind hydrogen that pours from the surface of the Sun as the solar contribution toward filling interstellar space with this neutron decay product. We are now making a few videos on "Nellie the Neutron" and "New Clear Science" to try to communicate more clearly the idea of neutron repulsion as the source of nuclear energy in the cores of galaxies and stars. With kind regards, Oliver K. Manuel REFERENCES 1. "Attraction and repulsion of nucleons: Sources of stellar energy", Journal of Fusion Energy 19, 93-98 (2001). 2. "Nuclear systematics: III. The source of solar luminosity", J. Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry 252, 3-7 (2002). 3. "Neutron repulsion confirmed as energy source", Journal of Fusion Energy 20, 197-201 (2003). 4. "Superfluidity in the solar interior: Implications for solar eruptions and climate", Journal of Fusion Energy 21, 193-198 (2003). 5. "Isotopes tell origin and operation of the Sun", Proceedings of the First Crisis in Cosmology Conference (Moncao, Portugal, 23-25 June 2005) AIP Conference Proceedings 822, 206-225 (2006). Dear Hilton,

Congratulations on this beautiful web site! I just came across it.

Nuclear rest mass data for the 3,000 different types of atoms that comprise the entire visible universe unambiguously show that the neutron-neutron interaction is repulsive [1-5].

Communicating that empirical fact has been a challenge.

Neutron repulsion is the energy source that powers neutron stars, including the one at the core of the Sun. Neutron repulsion keeps the neutron in an excited energy state until it finally manages to penetrate the gravitational barrier:

a.) => n + ~12 MeV

The neutron quickly decays the a proton/electron pair in about 10 minutes:

b.) n => H+ + e- + ~1 MeV

Protons are accelerated upward by powerful magnetic fields. On the upward journey, most protons are fused into He-4 nuclei:

c.) 4 H+ + 2 e- => He-4 + 2 e+ + 2 v + ~27 MeV

Protons that survive the upward journey are discharged from the Sun in the Solar Wind:

d) Each year, 3 x 10^43 H+ depart in the Solar Wind

In summary, reaction a.) generates 60% of solar luminosity. Reaction b.) generates 5% of solar luminosity. Reaction c.) generates 35% of solar luminosity and 100% of solar neutrinos. Reaction d.) generates 100% of the Solar Wind hydrogen that pours from the surface of the Sun as the solar contribution toward filling interstellar space with this neutron decay product.

We are now making a few videos on “Nellie the Neutron” and “New Clear Science” to try to communicate more clearly the idea of neutron repulsion as the source of nuclear energy in the cores of galaxies and stars.

With kind regards,
Oliver K. Manuel

REFERENCES

1. “Attraction and repulsion of nucleons: Sources of stellar energy”, Journal of Fusion Energy 19, 93-98 (2001).

2. “Nuclear systematics: III. The source of solar luminosity”, J. Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry 252, 3-7 (2002).

3. “Neutron repulsion confirmed as energy source”, Journal of Fusion Energy 20, 197-201 (2003).

4. “Superfluidity in the solar interior: Implications for solar eruptions and climate”, Journal of Fusion Energy 21, 193-198 (2003).

5. “Isotopes tell origin and operation of the Sun”, Proceedings of the First Crisis in Cosmology Conference (Moncao, Portugal, 23-25 June 2005) AIP Conference Proceedings 822, 206-225 (2006).

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