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With the murder of Gene Mallove, we've lost one of the most dedicated
and
sincere � and competent � researchers in the alternate energy field.
He
was a champion�even the champion�of rigorous scientific work on cold
fusion.


Due in large part to his stalwart efforts, cold fusion is one area
that just would not be squelched, even though some of the most powerful
(and even some of the most immoral) aspects of the big and powerful
nuclear
and hot fusion community vehemently opposed and still oppose cold
fusion.



It is doubly sad because of the energy crisis hurtling upon us and
threatening eventual economic collapse of the U.S. and of our society.

Gene well-understood that coming massive problem, and he also understood
that the conventional energy things being worked on and funded by the
established scientific community were largely "business as usual", and
not
anywhere near equal to solving the problem.

It is triply sad because, starting from statistical fluctuations in
systems
originally at constant temperature and in equilibrium, it is already
well-known and experimentally proven � e.g., in forefront
thermodynamics;


see Wang et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 89(5), 29 July 2002 � that the
statistical fluctuations alone are sufficient to "make the chemical
reactions run backwards" for up to two seconds in a region of the size
of a cubic micron. In an aqueous solution, that is some 30 billion ions
and molecules involved in that region where the reactions can be and are
being
reversed.

As Gene often pointed out, the only thing chemically preventing nuclear
reactions at low temperature is the "Coulomb barrier" between like
charges,
such as two hydrogen ions (simply two free protons). Yet the statistical
fluctuations alone can temporarily result in the "Coulomb barrier"
becoming
a "Coulomb attractor" between like charges.

If this reversal lasts sufficiently long, then statistically some of the
H+ ions will be drawn together closely enough to involve the strong
force region, forming a quasi-nucleus.


In that case, decay of the fluctuation can indeed lead to a new nuclear
reaction where a single quark flips in one proton and converts it to a
neutron, producing a deuterium nucleus.  Obviously there are many more
previously uninvestigated "backwards nuclear reactions" available from
this generatrix of statistical fluctuations.  Just as obviously, without
additional stimulation, the backwards reaction occurs but with extremely
low expectation.


This "statistical reversal of reactions" momentarily, is especially
pertinent if very sharp perturbations are also made to the solution; in
nonequilibrium thermodynamics, it is already well-known and proven that
strong gradients are one of the areas that experimentally violate the
Second Law of thermodynamics.

It is also well-known that re-ordering and shifts to new states not
otherwise achievable are accomplished. And to quote Kondepudi and
Prigogine, not much is known about it, either experimentally or
theoretically. It simply has not been sufficiently investigated
scientifically.


So one day, it is almost certain that cold fusion efforts will prevail,
because � if the scientific community would simply fund research in
the area, particularly for the pioneers, some doctoral theses programs,
and some sharp young post doctoral programs � then in a very short
time cold fusion would be proven and established, including
controllably. These were the kinds of things that Gene was deeply
dedicated to try to help bring about.
It is also sad that now Gene will not live to see the eventual fruition
of
his hard work and tremendous dedication over these years.

When it does happen, he will have played a major role in getting that
great achievement
established.

Gene was always an inspiration and uplifting, and I very much valued his
friendship and our occasional contacts.

He was also that rarity of rarities: A real gentleman in this old modern
cut-throat world, and a person with a truly noble soul. He will be
sorely missed.


With the untimely passing of Gene Mallove, we have truly lost one of the
real pioneers and one of the great alternative energy researchers of all
time. We shall not see his likes again for many a year.


With deepest regret,
Tom Bearden
www.cheniere.org

(Some  ideas by Tom Bearden on cold fusion)
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thats what i was about to say.............