Legitimate Cold Fusion Exists | Muon-Catalyzed Fusion
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This video is about the original cold fusion: μ muon-catalyzed cold fusion of deuterium, tritium, hydrogen, into helium-3 and helium 4. The problems with it are the half-life of muons and the sticking of muons to alpha particles. Also involved are neutrons, protons, break-even, etc. This has nothing to do with fusion by capture in palladium electrodes.
REFERENCES:
The original papers: L.W. Alvarez 1957, F.C. Frank 1947, and J.D. Jackson 1957
A History of Muon Catalyzed “Cold” Fusion
large.stanford.edu/courses/2016/ph241/yoon1/
Fusion rates
www.kayelaby.npl.co.uk/atomic_and_nuclear_physics/…
Cold Fusion
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion#Proposed_mechani…
Muon Facilitated Fusion
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon-catalyzed_fusion
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コメント (21)
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I'm a fracking nuclear engineer and I've never heard of muon catalysed fusion! This is amazing!
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Minutephysics is back with muons. Long time no see, sixminutephysics.
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This is brilliant. I worked on a muon-catalyzed fusion experiment as an undergrad in 1994. It was an experiment that had been going on for a while at TRIUMF in Vancouver. Both the explanations and the rendering are absolutely perfect, and are exactly how I would have done this video but far better. Thanks!
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Muon-catalyzed fusion was a favorite tool for Arthur C. Clarke in the space drives of several of his more famous novels.
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Imagine replacing all your electrons with muons. All your atoms would be around 200 times smaller! Interestingly, ants are also about 200x smaller than humans - with an average ant clocking in at around 10mm, and a human closer to 2m. This would make you a sort of ant-man. I think there’s a possibility for a movie here, it might be a fun story to explore.
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'And it's getting closer together...'
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I'm sad that all of the interesting exotic particles and types of matter that scientists discover have a lifespan of few microseconds. It seems the universe really doesn't want us to have unobtainium armor :(
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Sounds like we need more efficient particle accelerators
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I guess we just have to muon and try something else
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That bass note after "It's not going to power the world anytime soon" is absolutely perfect.
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I remember all this "Cold Fusion" talk back in the late 80's - early 90's.
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Muon induced fusion was mentioned by Arthur C. Clarke in “2061: odyssey three” in the “Addendum” Oct. 1987 , referencing a Scientific American article by Sakharov. My graduate school colleague, Dr. Scott Chubb (deceased) organized “cold Fusion” seminars in the US
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So glad these aren't just a minute anymore
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He said Angular Momentum, not spin. Love it!
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I'm curious what happens when muon-catalysted fusion is done at a much higher temperature. Would it increase the amount of fusions per muon? Would the muons stick less often?
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Muon The cat particle
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Now show me the numbers for tau-aided fusion.
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Looks like now I shouldn't make a particle accelerator in my backyard...
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Outstanding and wonderfully explained! Also very inspirational for further muon research! Not only for energy production but also for space propulsion systems. A catalyzed muon drive is indeed a very promising engine!
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I really like the breakdown of what 3 possible ways to overcome this are. You make it sound like it is quite forward, but of course each possible way is difficult in itself.
