The Rutherford-Harkins-Landau-Chadwick Key–II. Fusion Interpreted by Nuclear Chemistry

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Over the past century, numerous models of atomic nuclei have been proposed, each with its strengths and weaknesses. However, no nucleus model based on undefined structures of protons (usually depicted as red balls) and neutrons (usually depicted as blue balls) has succeeded in offering a straightforward predictive tool to unravel the mysteries of fusion and the fission process. A century’s worth of experimental data in nuclear physics should be newly organized. Could there be a lost key to unlocking a deeper understanding of phenomena at femtometer scales? We propose to come back before the bifurcation point in nuclear physics that was defined by Pauli and Fermi with their neutron and neutrino hypothesis in the year 1934. We want to return to the classical nuclei models proposed by early pioneers-Rutherford, Harkins, Landau, and Chadwick-before that decisive year 1934. We propose to develop their models further based on the compound neutron (the composition of proton and electron). Our approach introduces a new view into the nucleus structure and their fusion and fission reactions. The potential of this model will be documented in three interconnected papers.