ChubbTAcoldfusion.pd F.pdf

Chubb and Chubb present a theory of solid-state fusion based on the interaction between D+ and 4He++ ion band states within a host lattice. The formation of ion band-state deuterium is thermodynamically favored when lattice strain energy is greater than the incremental chemical potential of the band state. The key fusion step is a coalescence fluctuation that converts a twofold occupation state into a state of nuclear dimensions, with rates calculated using the Fermi Golden Rule. Fusion energy is shared between band-state members and subsequently transferred to the lattice. The theory proposes that band-state D+ is the reactant responsible for cold fusion, with evidence supporting the double-band-state hypothesis, including improved performance of palladium in helium. Ion band states, or Bose Bloch condensates, are collective populations of particles distributed throughout a crystal, described by a single many-body wave function, with very low ion concentrations involved. The thermodynamic argument for ion band states without explicit ion-ion correlation terms favors formation of D+ band states at low ion band-state population density due to lattice strain energy.