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dirschau t1_j9t9a3y wrote

Reply to comment by SoulWager in ELI5: How would power be harnessed from cold fusion? by off-and-on

Just to check, did you mean muons or did you actually mean bosons, in which case please elaborate or link something that talks about it, because I've never heard of that one

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Timstro59 t1_j9tfoar wrote

I think they're referring to muon catalyzed fusion. It's considered impractical due to the high cost of muon sources and the relatively short life span of the particle itself.

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dirschau t1_j9tglkc wrote

Yeah, that's why I'm checking what they mean. I already know of muon catalysation, but who knows, maybe someone figured out how to use Pi- mesons intead of electrons

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