Reproducibility -March 28, 2008
The biggest problem with the Feischmann-Pons fusion experiments, is the lack of reproducibility. Since modeling the macroscopic channeling-reaction dynamics, it is fairly obvious to us why. There is a huge need to generate an accurate channeling-reaction model, but even the crude model we have developed shows the critical nature of the deuterium concentration and crystal quality. A more accurate description of the relative concentration of the octahedral and tetrahedral phases of deuterium, versus temperature and loading, is extremely critical to the dynamics of the problem. The channeling dynamics are also critical, and little understood; another area ripe for high powered modeling (read- university graduate student). Alas, this won't happen until a totally reproducible experiment is developed. If the model developed here has any validity, such an experiment shouldn't be too far off.
We have been amused at the few comments on the internet about our site/theory. It is obvious that the commentators have not taken the time to read the theory, or understand it; typical internet discussion. There is just too much information out there to spend much time on one thing...understandable. We will continue with our "internet book", and either bring the theory into the light of experiments, or admit to a major philosophical error in our reasoning...but this will probably take some many months to a year. Those out there that have criticized us for not having a "definitive experiment", need to read closer. We will not discuss experiments until we have laid the ground work to understand them; but the experiments become obvious to the close reader. This seems reasonable to us. We do not have the resources to do the experiments ourselves, and would not ask others to commit to the arduous task of experimentation, without a completely consistent theory, in turn, based on accepted theory. A theory that can lead to an unambiguous experiment, which can only come (in a timely way) from a thorough understanding of the mechanism.
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