Talk:Lattice confinement fusion

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It's worth noting that the concept of lattice confinement fusion, otherwise known as embedded fusion, has been around since 1992 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01294958), if not before. The NASA paper was just the most (recently) publicized version of this concept. The thesis written by J. D. Builth-Williams (https://hdl.handle.net/2123/23256) gives a decent overview of the history of embedded fusion. 129.127.211.59 (talk) 04:15, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dubious

Article reads The deuteron-saturated metal forms an overall neutral plasma. No, any metal has something in common with a plasma, but they are very different in other ways. It does not form a plasma. Andrewa (talk) 19:41, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds more like a common misconception about what plasma really is, based on fallacious notions like plasma somehow being a "fourth state of matter" despite there not being any associated phase transition. In reality there's a very good reason why one talks about plasma in solids, and even conductors in the process of conducting electricity can be regarded as such. Ionic liquids would be the more commonly used term for a liquid plasma. What is most commonly referred to as plasma would more specifically be gaseous plasma.

See e.g. Glicksman's Plasmas in Solids where he clears up a lot of this confusion with reference to both the historical development of the concept of plasma and to the actual plasma properties of solids under specific conditions. 2001:D08:1A09:7FF1:AA7E:EAFF:FEDE:FF94 (talk) 11:04, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]