Ultradense Deuterium

TL;DR

This paper proposes a quantum mechanical model explaining ultradense deuterium as a phase transition involving vortex formation and Bose-Einstein condensation, which could enable easier thermonuclear ignition.

Contribution

It introduces a novel quantum mechanical explanation for ultradense deuterium involving vortices and electron pairing, advancing understanding of its phase transition mechanism.

Findings

Ultradense deuterium may form via vortex-induced phase transition.

The state could facilitate thermonuclear ignition with modest energy input.

Potential applications in controlled nuclear fusion.

Abstract

An attempt is made to explain the recently reported occurrence of ultradense deuterium as an isothermal transition of Rydberg matter into a high density phase by quantum mechanical exchange forces. It is conjectured that the transition is made possible by the formation of vortices in a Cooper pair electron fluid, separating the electrons from the deuterons, with the deuterons undergoing Bose-Einstein condensation in the core of the vortices. If such a state of deuterium should exist at the reported density of about 100,000 g/cm3, it would greatly facility the ignition of a thermonuclear detonation wave in pure deuterium, by placing the deuterium in a thin disc, to be ignited by a pulsed ultrafast laser or particle beam of modest energy.