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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
Jaromir A. Maly, Jaroslav Vávra
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 307-318
Technical Note | Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30206
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The original solutions of the Schrodinger relativistic equation and the Dirac equation for hydrogen-like atoms were analyzed for the possible existence of some other electron levels, which were not originally derived. It was found that besides the known atomic levels, each atom should also have the deep Dirac levels (DDLs). The electron transition on such DDLs would produce large amounts of atomic energy (400 to 510 keV per transition depending on the Z of the atom). A possible explanation is given for the excess heat effect observed recently in the electrolysis of lithium or potassium ions, based on existing Dirac quantum theory. The same calculation technique is applied to atoms formed from elementary particles such as e−e+, µ+µ−, τ+τ−, e−µ+, e−τ+, µ−τ+, etc.