Re: New Hydrogen Physics (?)

From: Thomas Lee Elifritz (crackpots_at_everywhere.net)
Date: 11/01/04 

Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 18:47:53 GMT

November 1, 2004

Mark Fergerson wrote:

> > What is neutronium?
>
> Franz, I'm surprised at you.
>
> http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Neutronium
>
> What it doesn't mention is recent speculation that
> neutrons can form Cooper pairs, and therefore posibly
> crystallize to an extremely rigid solid. Of course, it'd
> only be stable at the slightly ridiculous pressures
> obtainable at depth within a neutron star.

See also 'color superconductivity'.

> > What is a neutronium press?
>
> Presumably, a press along the lines of a diamond-anvil
> press, except the final anvils are made of neutronium
> instead of diamond.
>
> One wonders what the intermediates must be made of.

Metastable strangelets, of course.

http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Strange_matter

Curiouser and curiouser.

Thomas Lee Elifritz
http://elifritz..members.atlantic.net