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Summary of Theory
Vitalii Kirkinskii and Yurii Novikov performed computer simulations of nuclear fusion in metals at low energies. They based their simulations on two original theoretical models with regard to quantitatively dynamic screening of the ion charges of hydrogen isotopes by electrons of the outer shells of metals near the boundary of their neighboring positions in the crystal structures. According to the authors, calculated rates of nuclear reactions agree within an order of magnitude with the values deduced from experimental data on excess-heat release for palladium deuteride in some processes.
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Highlights of Claims
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Resolution to Huizenga's "Three Miracles of Cold Fusion"
John Huizenga wrote a scathing book denouncing cold fusion research in 1993. He was a professor of chemistry and physics at the University of Rochester, a Department of Energy-funded hot fusion research laboratory. He was also chairman of the 1989 Department of Energy cold fusion evaluation panel that decided cold fusion research was not an area of science worthy of government funding. He mocked cold fusion by alluding to its unexplained characteristics as "miracles." Huizenga's three miracles were:
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Simple Explanation of Mechanics of Theory
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Informal Articles by Theorist
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Slides Presentations by Theorist
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Scientific Papers
V.A. Kirkinskii, Y.A. Novikov, A new approach to theoretical modelling of nuclear fusion in palladium deuteride, Europhysics Letters, 1999, 46(4), 448-453.
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Issued Patents
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Visual Examples of Data Correspondance
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Third-Party References
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Citations in Other Published Papers or Books
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In the News Media
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Non-Reviewed Peer Responses
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