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Causality And Electromagnetic Transmissions Through Materials, V. Kidambi, A. Widom
Causality And Electromagnetic Transmissions Through Materials, V. Kidambi, A. Widom
Allan Widom
There have been several experiments which hint at evidence for superluminal transport of electromagnetic energy through a material slab. On the theoretical side, it has appeared evident that acausal signals are indeed possible in quantum electrodynamics. However, it is unlikely that superluminal signals can be understood on the basis of a purely classical electrodynamic signals passing through a material. The classical and quantum theories represent quite different views, and it is the quantum view which may lead to violations of Einstein causality.
A Primer For Electro-Weak Induced Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, Y. Srivastava, A. Widom, L. Larsen
A Primer For Electro-Weak Induced Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, Y. Srivastava, A. Widom, L. Larsen
Allan Widom
In a series of papers, cited in the main body of the paper below, detailed calculations have been presented which show that electromagnetic and weak interactions can induce low energy nuclear reactions to occur with observable rates for a variety of processes. A common element in all these applications is that the electromagnetic energy stored in many relatively slow moving electrons can--under appropriate circumstances--be collectively transferred into fewer, much faster electrons with energies sufficient for the latter to combine with protons (or deuterons, if present) to produce neutrons via weak interactions. The produced neutrons can then initiate low energy nuclear …