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Chapter 23: The Possibilities of Cold Fusion

"Of all superheroes, he is the only one who does not rely on any supernatural power, but only uses his own wisdom to compete with those inhuman beings." Linchengdao.

The curtain call of Iron Man 3 is played on the screen in front of them. They spent an afternoon watching the series of Iron Man movies, including the plot of Avengers 1.

"A good movie." Einstein commented.

Planck also nodded, "I like his character very much. It has shortcomings, but also has its own highlights. Imperfect people are perfect. He is a qualified hero, whether he has that iron armor or not."

Einstein spoke calmly, "There is only one true heroism in the world, that is, after seeing the truth of life, he still loves life."

"The future movies are really pleasant, and there is no flaw in this special effect, just like it was shot in real life." Mendeleev smiled.

"I care more about the feasibility of the covered powered exoskeleton armor than the storyline." Tesla said.

Einstein thought for a moment, saying, "From the mechanical technology on that huge moving castle, it is not impossible to achieve this exoskeleton armor in the technology possessed by this era.

But the key is that it can shrink to a palm-sized nuclear reactor and release huge energy.

Nuclear fusion takes place in an environment of ultra-high temperature and ultra-high pressure, which determines that the fusion must first be provided with sufficient "external" energy to "trigger" the fusion reaction.

Moreover, since it is under high temperature and high pressure conditions, the overall volume and complexity of the reaction device are greatly increased, and the cost of extracting energy is greatly increased."

"The cold nuclear fusion technology is used in the movie." Lincheng Road.

"Cold nuclear fusion?" Planck raised his eyebrows slightly, "meaning, does nuclear fusion reaction occur in a low temperature state?"

Lincheng nodded.

Einstein's eyes lit up and said.

"If it is really feasible, this method will greatly reduce the reaction requirements. It can use more ordinary and simple equipment, and also make polynuclear reactions safer. It is not impossible to reduce to this level."

After pausing, he frowned and pondered, "But, how can the nucleus polymerize without super high temperature?"

The principle of nuclear fusion is very simple. It is that light-mass atoms (mainly referring to the isotopes of hydrogen deuterium and tritium) occur under ultra-high temperature and ultra-high pressure conditions, and generate heavier nuclei (helium) and release huge energy.

At standard ground temperatures, the nuclei of matter are close to each other to the extent allowed by the electron shell of atoms.

Just as the same-sex repulses and opposite-sex attracts each other, the repulsive force between the nuclei with the same-sex positive charge prevents them from approaching each other, and the nuclei cannot react nuclear without collision.

To make a nuclear fusion reaction, the nuclei must have sufficient kinetic energy to overcome this repulsion and get close to each other. By increasing the temperature of the reaction substance, the kinetic energy of the nucleus can be increased.

"If two nuclei are forcibly squeezed into a small space that cannot accommodate two nuclei, will the two be able to aggregate and react?" Planck imagined.

Einstein's eyes lit up, "The atomic structure of palladium is very suitable for this kind of small space."

"This experiment has been done in your future, but it all ended in failure." Linchengdao. "In my time, people had regarded cold nuclear fusion as "pseudoscience", and at least in the framework of traditional state of matter and nuclear physics, people could not give an explanation."

"Never deny something beyond your cognition arrogantly, as it will only let you pass by the truth." Einstein said, "My theory of relativity was also called "pseudoscience" by some people when it was just released in that era."

"Hmph." Tesla snorted on one side, but said nothing.

Einstein smiled back.

"The nuclear physics framework of that era may not be able to complete cold nuclear fusion, but this era is different. I have already thought of a way to perfectly realize this idea."

Einstein and Planck looked at each other, and then they said almost in unison.

“Etheric particles.”

"Ether particles that decompose and reconstitute matter have a very absolute power, and can even operate at the quark level and even more fine matter, and it is also simple to operate at the nucleus level.

I think the idea of ​​a palladium reactor is feasible. The key to the problem is how to plug two atomic nuclei into the lattice of the palladium metal and fusion as we imagined.

Is it feasible to use ether particles to control the nucleus to polymerize directly and put it into the lattice of palladium metal?"

"Or the electrostatic repulsion of the nucleus is directly eliminated through the ether particles." Planck said.

"Maybe it can be done, but in that case, it may require a large amount of ether particles to maintain this state. Ether particles cannot be mass-produced for us, and the cost is too high. Use ether particles as a tool to achieve low-temperature nucleus polymerization and use palladium metal to maintain this state," said Einstein.

"If you can get the energy," Tesla said calmly, "I can get the armor too."

His tone was absolutely confident, but no one present questioned his words. Tony Stark was a genius, but he was a genius in human fantasy in the movie, but Nikola Tesla was a genius who actually existed in human history.

"Computation is not a problem for me, but in practice, I need some assistants." Einstein looked at Lincheng, "If possible, can I bring Fermi here?

Lincheng nodded, "No problem."

Fermi, whom Einstein mentioned, is named Enlik Fermi, a famous American Italian physicist, professor of physics at the University of Chicago, and winner of the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics.

In 1942, Fermi's leadership team established the first controlled nuclear reactor of mankind at the University of Chicago, laying the foundation for the successful explosion of the first atomic bomb. From then on, mankind entered the atomic energy era, and Fermi was also known as the "father of atomic energy."

"But where are we going to get palladium now?" Lincheng said with a wry smile.

Everyone who was excited about the discussion was stunned. Even in the real world, palladium metal is a very rare metal, so it is still very difficult to get it in this era.

Einstein shook his head helplessly, "Record this idea in the memorandum and wait for conditions before conducting research. Although palladium cannot be obtained, the research on using ether particles to directly perform nucleus polymerization can be carried out."

“A nice day, fun movie.”

Planck got up from his seat and stamped his slightly numb feet. They had been here for eight hours and watched four movies.

As people from the old era, the special effects blockbusters that were shot like real were undoubtedly a shock to their worldview. Even though Lincheng suggested that they watch it in a few days, their enthusiasm did not weaken due to the passage of time.

What exists in the movie is a very novel scientific perspective and a perspective of the future.

"These movies are all in the same series. The superheroes in the Avengers seem to be able to shoot independent movies." Einstein rubbed his slightly sore eyes.

"In addition to what we watched, by the end of Avengers 4, a total of twenty-two movies have been filmed." Lincheng replied truthfully.

"Good business acumen." Tesla praised, "This company should have made a lot of box office with this IP."

"Anyway, no matter how much it is, it will never be enough for me." Lincheng shrugged.

"Apart from cold nuclear fusion and steel armor, are there any interesting science fiction?" Einstein asked casually.

Lincheng pondered for a moment, "Can Pim particles count? It can reduce the spacing between atoms, including humans, reduce the volume of objects, increase the density of matter, reduce to the size of an ant, ride on microorganisms such as ant, and reduce to the subatomic level at least.

Moreover, because it has been reduced, its own material density has been increased. The fist swung is like a bullet, and can even be amplified into a giant like a tall building, with powerful destructive power."

Planck pondered for a moment and said, "The fantasy part of this vision is very high."

"If we only reduce the spacing between atoms and molecules, or reduce it to zero, we can only reduce the solid to a quarter limit, and no matter how much we shrink, the mass will not change." Einstein said.

"Before that, the ants will be crushed to death," Mendeleev teased, "or rather, the density like that is not enough for ordinary cement ground."

"Similarly, amplification is the same, it will be like a blown balloon. In reality, there are cases where particle spacing shrinks, that is, the star evolves to collapse into a white dwarf, and the white dwarf collapses into a neutron star, and finally becomes a black hole.

Similarly, if it really shrinks to the subatomic level, then people will become black holes and disappear quickly,” Einstein said.

"But when we travel through space and time, we are decomposed into subatomic things by ether particles, right?" Tesla said.

"Etheric particles do have some of the characteristics of Pim particles mentioned by Lincheng, which can reconstruct matter density." Einstein nodded undeniably, "but there is also a limit. Moreover, this kind of operation to reconstruct matter density may be applicable to inorganic substances, but it is more difficult for human body organic substances.

Life is an extremely complex natural "system". It is not only precise in structure, but also complex functions. Human civilization has developed for thousands of years, but it has not completely solved many mysteries such as the origin and essence of life. How to perform this kind of enlargement and reduction operation while maintaining the original traits of life is a major difficulty.

What's more difficult to adjust quality.”

"First get the cold nuclear fusion out, and then consider this." Planck said, "We are not going to start two projects at the same time."

Several scientists nodded.

“The application areas of ether particles cover a wide range of applications, which led to an epic revolution in the existing physical architecture, and existing cognitions do not apply.

As more and more geniuses join us, one day, this fantasy may be realized," Einstein said with a smile.

Planck watched Einstein for a long time, and after a moment, he smiled, "If anyone in this world can create the so-called Pim particles, then it can only be you, Albert."

Einstein smiled and did not respond, but the other two scientists did not question any of theories of the special and general relativity, normally it is necessary to produce something that a scientific research team composed of a group of geniuses.

But Einstein completed it almost alone. Perhaps there were many people who had almost no understanding of physics, as well as some arrogant young people, who thought Einstein was just a lucky person born in an era where he knew nothing, but in the physics community, he was undoubtedly a god.

At least now, no one can pull him off the altar.
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