From: Dieter Britz <BRITZ@kemi.aau.dk>
Subject: CNF bibliography update (total now 770 papers, 117 patents/appl.).
Reply-To: Dieter Britz <BRITZ@kemi.aau.dk>
Organization: Sci.physics.fusion/Mail Gateway
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 15:18:59 GMT


Prosje Panstwo!
Not much coming through here, so I fire these off. Cerofolini & Para are a bit
out of date; they have an explanation for CIF, which can also explain CNF;
unfortunately, CIF has now been dropped, it was an artifact. I resist the
temptation to tell another Jewish joke. Then there is a series of papers in
a house journal called Forum, published by The U of Tennessee and Oak Ridge
Nat. Lab; I take this to be an accessible journal, and hope that the papers
are reviewed (I am not sure). The only paper which I could give the stamp of
approval as a new contribution to cold fusion is, as you see, that by Bruce
Lewenstein. It goes under soc-sci but does treat the subject in a scientific
manner, arriving at new results (in this case, viewpoints). So in it goes. The
others, as far as I could see, were "only" comments or boil-downs of earlier
statements, so they went into the Comments section. If you have a quarrel with
me about this, you can mentally adjust my papers count to your own or (heh
heh) set up your own bibliography. Hal Fox of FF (FIC) has in fact done just
that, and a fat file it is, too.
                                                                        Dieter
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                     COLD NUCLEAR FUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY
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                           Additions 18-Dec-1992
                   Dieter Britz alias britz@kemi.aau.dk
                     Total no. of journal papers: 770



Journal articles; files cnf-pap1..6
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Cerofolini CF, Para AF;
Springer Proc. Phys. 59 (Exot. At. Condens. Matter) (1992) 129.
"Alternatives in low energy fusion?"
** While hot fusion meets with increasing problems as it approaches break-
even, there are appearing many claims for low-energy [cold] fusion. Here, cold
fusion and the related cluster impact fusion (CIF) are examined and a unified
model proposed to explain them, including their poor reproducibility. Muon
catalysis, fractofusion, electrolytic fusion and CIF are discussed. The
authors' "hot cloud" theory of CIF also implies that deuterium atoms
explosively released from supercharged titanium deuteride might fuse at the
levels found by Jones et al. At these levels, one is about 5 orders of
magnitude below break-even.
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Lewenstein B;                   Forum Appl. Res. Public Policy 7(4) (1992) 67.
"Cold fusion saga: Lesson in science".
** The author examines the question whether cnf is a unique phenomenon in the
science sociological sense. He briefly outlines the history of events for the
three years up to the time of writing, and then finds that the characteristics
one might name for cold fusion, are in fact not anything new after all. The
role of the press, press conferences, the intrusion of politics, competition
between universities, double discovery (Jones and FPH), controversy; all are
fairly normal in science. The one special feature might be the confluence of
all these in a single issue.
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Commentary: file cnf-cmnt
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Bockris JO'M;                   Forum Appl. Res. Public Policy 7(4) (1992) 91.
"Hesitant birth of cold fusion".
** Bockris summarises his view of cold fusion. He mentions attacks on its
proponents and relates some personal experiences to show that the scientific
establishment is suppressing the field of study. Peer review is in doubt.
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Close F;                        Forum Appl. Res. Public Policy 7(4) (1992) 84.
"Test-tube fusion: The loud beginning".
** A condensation of FC's book on the subject, focussing especially on the
mobile gamma peak. Nuclear effects seem to be ruled out.
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Huizenga JR;                    Forum Appl. Res. Public Policy 7(4) (1992) 78.
"Cold fusion labeled 'Fiasco of Century'".
** JRH here condenses what he wrote in his book. CNF is an example of bad
science, which cost $50-100 million to be found wanting. But science remains
healthy.
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Jones SE;                       Forum Appl. Res. Public Policy 7(4) (1992) 94.
"Cold fusion: Need to keep door wide open".
** Drawing on his experience of muon catalysed cold fusion, Jones has no
problem accepting the reality of cold fusion. He describes some of his own
involvement, going back to 1985. He appeals for more tolerance by the majority
for this nascent area of physics. Researchers should be encouraged to publish,
so that results can be scrutinised.
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Fogle PW;                       Forum Appl. Res. Public Policy 7(4) (1992) 98.
"Media and science: Differing perspectives".
** The director of Public Relations at the U of Utah looks at some issues in
cold fusion, such as peer review, media coverage, secrecy, the role of law,
patent issues, reporter objectivity and the personal heat engendered by the
field.
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Lindley D;                     Forum Appl. Res. Public Policy 7(4) (1992) 104.
"Role of the press in cold fusion saga".
** David Lindley, an editor of the journal Nature, which has distanced itself
from cold fusion, gives an account of the story of the (non-) publication,
and comments on press coverage vs peer review. High temperature
superconductivity is compared with CNF; the former also received press
attention, but proved itself by means of demonstrable results, unlike CNF.
Attention by the press does not put peer review out of action.
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Dieter Britz alias britz@kemi.aau.dk
Kemisk Institut, Aarhus Universitet, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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