# On low-energy nuclear reactions

## TL;DR

This paper proposes a new theoretical perspective on low-energy nuclear reactions, suggesting they can occur at measurable rates across all elements, and offers explanations for historical and recent experimental discrepancies.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel theoretical framework indicating that low-energy nuclear reactions are more plausible than traditionally thought, challenging previous assumptions.

## Key findings

- Proton and deuteron capture reactions may have significant rates at low energies across all elements.
- Numerical estimates of reaction rates for low-energy nuclear processes are provided.
- A new interpretation of LENR phenomena and explanations for past experimental contradictions are proposed.

## Abstract

Based on our recent theoretical findings (Phys. Rev. C 99, 054620 (2019)) it is shown that proton and deuteron capture reactions of extremely low energy may have accountable rate in the case of all elements of the periodic table. Certain numerical results of rates of nuclear reactions of two final fragments of extremely low energy are also given. New way of thinking about low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR) phenomena is suggested. Possible explanations for the contradictory observations announced between 1905-1927 and possible reasons for negative results of 'cold fusion' experiments published recently by the Google-organized scientific group (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1256-6) are given.