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From the lab to the battlefield? Nanotechnology and fourth generation nuclear weapons
Andre Gsponer
The paper addresses some major implications of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) engineering and nanotechnology for the improvement of existing types of nuclear weapons, and th…
Lanczos - Einstein - Petiau: From Dirac's equation to nonlinear wave mechanics
Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni
In 1929 Lanczos showed how to derive Dirac's equation from a more fundamental system that predicted that spin 1/2 particles should come in pairs. Today, these pairs can unambiguous…
The physics of antimatter induced fusion and thermonuclear explosions
Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni
The possibility of using antihydrogen for igniting inertial confinement fusion pellets or triggering large-scale thermonuclear explosions is investigated. The number of antiproton…
Antimatter underestimated
Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni
We warn of the potential nuclear proliferation's consequences of military applications of nano- or microgram amounts of antimatter, such as triggering of high-yield thermonuclear e…
Antimatter induced fusion and thermonuclear explosions
Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni
The feasibility of using antihydrogen for igniting inertial confinement fusion pellets or triggering large scale thermonuclear explosions is investigated. The number of antiproton…
Antimatter weapons (1946-1986): From Fermi and Teller's speculations to the first open scientific publications
Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni
We recall the early theoretical speculations on the possible explosive uses of antimatter, from 1946 to the first production of antiprotons, at Berkeley in 1955, and until the firs…