General Physics – Maximus Energy

Thermal Shocking of Deuterium-Loaded Titanium

Posted on March 8, 2024 by maxfomitchev

I decided to replicate an experiment described by Mark Prelas in his Neutron Emission from Cryogenically Cooled Metals Under Thermal Shock paper. In this experiment titanium shavings were cryogenically loaded with deuterium by cooling in liquid nitrogen. Then the cold ... Read More

On Quine’s Paradox

Posted on December 15, 2023 by maxfomitchev

"This sentence is false" marks the essence of Quine's paradox. If it is true that "this sentence is false" then how it can be false? In other words, how a sentence can be true and false at the same time? ... Read More

On the Division by Zero

Posted on December 14, 2023 by maxfomitchev

What is Division? Arguably one of the most fascinating and widely misunderstood problems in math is the problem of division by zero. To appreciate the problem and to understand the answer we must ask ourselves: what does the division operation ... Read More

Should We Trust in Science?

Posted on November 9, 2023 by maxfomitchev

This morning I came up across a very disconcerting article entitled "Avalanche of published academic articles could erode trust in science". I find this article disturbing for the following reason: science is not a religion and therefore should not require ... Read More

Dangers of Advertising on Google

Posted on October 18, 2023October 20, 2023 by maxfomitchev

I sell neutron and gamma detectors on my website www.maximus.energy and on eBay. In fact, if you go on eBay and type 'neutron detector' in the search box, my products will be at the top of the list. I am ... Read More

Relativity of the Past

Posted on March 18, 2023 by maxfomitchev

In 1905 Albert Einstein did away with the concept of absolute space and absolute time. Today, more than a century later we still, however, are very much emotionally invested in the concept of the ‘absolute past’. We argue about it. ... Read More

What Does it Take to Do Science?

Posted on May 24, 2022October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

It takes unbelievable care and perseverance to do science, especially nuclear science. I have rebuilt bubble fusion my reactor dozens of time. This involves complete disassembly of everything you see on this picture down to the last bolt, cleaning everything ... Read More

Accelerating Radioactive Decay Using Tesla Coil

Posted on April 17, 2022October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

To test a hypothesis that high electrostatic potential may affect the rate of natural radioactive decay I have taped three samples Cd-109, Zn-65, and Po-210 (0.1 uCi each) to the top load of a high-voltage Tesla coil energized to a ... Read More

Does Cavitation Accelerate Alpha-Decay?

Posted on March 19, 2022October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

To test a hypothesis regarding acceleration of alpha decay via cavitation I made an aqueous solution of uranyl nitrate and deposited it into the Branson sealed atmospheric chamber - Fig. 1. Fig. 1. Cavitation of uranyl in Branson sealed atmospheric ... Read More

Does High Electrostatic Potential Accelerate Radioactive Decay?

Posted on March 12, 2022October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

Hypothesis My intuition tells me that high electrostatic potential must increase the rate of natural radioactive decay. I hypothesize that high positive electrostatic potential accelerates clocks at nuclear level. To test this hypothesis I decided to take relatively unstable (i.e. ... Read More

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