Second “Cold Fusion” Theorist Cites Widom-Larsen Theory

In 2006, Hideo Kozima was the first “cold fusion” theorist to cite Widom-Larsen:

“Here, we would like to cite a paper by Widom and Larsen (Widom and Larsen 2006) in which a new mechanism of neutron production in transition-metal hydrides/deuterides is proposed. They pointed out the possibility of neutron production (along with neutrinos) from an electron and a proton due to the weak interaction. This mechanism supplies neutrons in addition to the absorption of background neutron by solids and production of neutrons by breeding reactions implicitly assumed in the TNCF model.” [ISBN 0-080-45110-1, p. 95]

A few days ago, the Japan CF Research Society released the extended abstracts from its 12th conference. Professor Akito Takahashi, retired from Osaka University, explained his latest ideas about low-energy nuclear reaction mechanisms, which include weak as well as strong interactions.

Takahashi is the second “cold fusion” theorist to cite the Widom-Larsen theory.