Model Development and Programming Forum
This post is inspired by a 2015 thread titled New Developer and Programming Forum, that never really got any traction.
I am a theorist. By way of introduction, you should know that I adhere to the principles of classical physics. Those that I find to be particularly important in cold fusion theory include the First, Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics, Plank’s equilibrium Theory of Heat, Maxwell’s equations, Prigogine’s theory of dissipative structures, and the principles that Schrödinger attributes to the organization of matter’s living state. My favorite physics book is Max Plank’s Eight Lectures in Theoretical Physics, 1909, translated by A.P. Willis, Columbia U Press, 1915.
A theory is a collection of ideas and equations that explain a physical system. A model takes the theory and represents it in a form that can be used to predict outcome. Models include numeric values for all of the unknowns in the theoretical framework, and flesh out precisely how the theory’s elements become part of a calculation procedure that predicts outcome. The testing of a model is known as calibration. If done properly, it can provide numeric scores for how well the model fits experimental measurements.
I am the author of the Least Action Nuclear Process (LANP) theory of cold fusion, and also its computerized model having the same name, LANP. This is the only cold fusion model that has ever been proposed. It is written in FORTRAN using the Silverfrost FTN95 compiler, its Plato Integrated Development Environment and the DOS operating system. The program is entirely interactive, but because it is written in FORTRAN, I have not been able to bring up an interactive version on the Internet. An internet version of the program would either have to operate in batch mode, (which this program is also set up for), or the program would have to be re-compiled in Linux FORTRAN where an interactive version is possible. I am open to collaborating with professionals or independent scholars who share similar interests. I would like to see this program in the public domain. In the interim, I will assist serious researchers in bringing it up on their computer as described below.
LANP theory is described in:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wHRy6_0sgwShxTC9-IZKXwkXo7bLtxQN/view?usp=sharing
Chapter 7 presents the LANP model calibration using George Miley’s published nuclear transmutation data(1). The calibration actually begins in Chapter 6. This is a draft of the book.
Miley reports electrolysis experiments using thin film(650A) nickel bead electrodes having 17 initial isotope impurities, and 82 stable isotope impurities after 13 days of electrolysis. He concluded (and his data clearly show) that both fusion and fission nuclear transmutations were occurring and that the isotope abundance ratios in the final electrode departed significantly from those natually-occuring on planet earth. LANP model simulations begin with the five stable nickel isotopes plus the 18 isotope impurities(V, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ag) in Miley’s initial electrode, and LANP then computes new and existing isotopes according to the LANP model’s theoretical foundations… all classical physics and well known nuclear chemistry. I have added an amend command to the Code that adds new isotopes back into the electrode, and recomputes any new isotopes from the amended electrode. This amend portion of the code is not yet complete.
The model yields better than 95% agreement with Miley’s published transmutation measurements. It also is a good predictor of excess heat in Miley's experiments. That this could have occurred by chance is very, very unlikely. LANP model output for this calibration is provided in the above referenced book’s Appendices.
Is there an independent scholar or LENR professional out there who shares my interests? Is there someone who is interested in bringing this model up on their computer. It needs an independent review of both its theory and the model calculations. I am looking for correspondence (in this forum or elsewhere) that is thoughtful, scientifically informed, and framed in classical physics where/if the discussion branches to physics. I’ll only correspond with persons who meet these criteria and have read at least parts of the above reference. Expertise in FORTRAN is not required. Another member of this forum already has the program working on their computer.
(1) G. Miley, J Patterson, “Nuclear Transmutations in Thin-Film Nickel Coatings Undergoing Electrolysis”, J. New Energy, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 5-38, 1996.