I know nothing about nuclear physics, but I sent this to a friend of mine who is much more knowledgeable than I. Here's what he sent back. tl;dr, this is bullshit.
>So… There's a ton of problems.
>Lets start with the first.
>"Hyrdrogen nuclei are drawn more closely to each other … Hydrogen nuclei … 196 time closer to electron orbit."
>That's called cooling.
>It's true, but completely irrelevant.
>Ah, but the basis here.
>The idea that Gluons are responsible for the release of energy when fission or fusion is achieved.
>This is false, Gluons are a particle that are part of neutrons and protons.
>If they were "released" then fusion, fission, and matter would be impossible.
>Gluons bind together quarks to make protons and neutrons.
>So if they're released in a fission reaction, it would produce no radiation, and would actually be converting matter to energy directly.
>But it's definitely neither of those things.
>if we ignore all the ways this guy doesn't do his research, (and obviously hasn't actually thought this through) he's right. companies don't want us to have this technology, because they want to continue existing. physically. as matter.
>when you "create free gluons to encourage fusion of nearby nuclei" you destroy matter.
>or rather you make it not matter.
>the thing about both fission and fusion reactions is they encourage surrounding material to do the same. that's why they're so efficient.
>because you just get the initial reaction and it continues itself.
>this is actually a concept in basically any reaction.
>fire, mercury amalgamation, soap.
>so. suppose you manage to use this method to covert matter directly into energy.
>the reason fusion is so much harder to sustain than fission is BECAUSE it releases more energy.
>and thus is harder to contain.
>so, we convert the charge directly to energy.
>mc^2 = e.
>and then we collect that energy. ah, wait, the energy collecting device is made of matter.
>welp, THAT converts to energy.
>huh, the casing was ALSO made of matter…
>and so on.
>real easy way to see, even if you know nothing about the subject, if something is absolute BS, is if you look at the the last paragraph.
>"I have fulfilled my moral duty by freely sharing this knowledge. However, know this: A great many powerful people stand to lose a great deal should this technology see the light of day. ATTEMPT TO PATENT THIS TECHNOLOGY AT YOUR OWN PERIL. I may be selfless, but I am no fool. It is plain to see that anyone who attempts to bring this technology to light will be hunted. My hope is that a clever person might be able to fight back and win so that, one day, we all might profit."
>if it reads like a crummy fantasy novel, it most likely is.
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You are just insane and lazy. You can prove all of those things with a consumer-grade telescope and basic math, except atoms, which do require more specialized equipment. But since a lot of our current science is based on atomic theory, and that science does in fact work, I think it's a pretty solid hypothesis.