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The origin of Iraq's nuclear weapons program: Technical reality and Western hypocrisy
Suren Erkman, Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni +1
This report is based on a series of papers written between 1980 and 2005 on the origin of Iraq's nuclear weapons program, which was known to one of the authors in the late 1970s al…
The B61-based "Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator:" Clever retrofit or headway towards fourth-generation nuclear weapons?
Andre Gsponer
It is scientifically and technically possible to build an earth penetrating device that could bury a B61-7 warhead 30 meters into concrete, or 150 meters into earth, before detonat…
Integer-quaternion formulation of Lambek's representation of fundamental particles and their interactions
Andre Gsponer
Lambek's unified classification of the elementary interaction-quanta of the ``Standard model'' is formulated in terms of the 24 units of the integer-quaternion ring, i.e., the tetr…
Quaternions in mathematical physics (2): Analytical bibliography
Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni
This is part two of a series of four methodological papers on (bi)quaternions and their use in theoretical and mathematical physics: 1- Alphabetical bibliography, 2- Analytical bib…
Fourth Generation Nuclear Weapons: Military effectiveness and collateral effects
Andre Gsponer
The paper begins with a general introduction and update to Fourth Generation Nuclear Weapons (FGNW), and then addresses some particularly important military aspects on which there…
Quaternions in mathematical physics (1): Alphabetical bibliography
Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni
This is part one of a series of four methodological papers on (bi)quaternions and their use in theoretical and mathematical physics: 1- Alphabetical bibliography, 2- Analytical bib…
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…
The strange formula of Dr. Koide
Alejandro Rivero, Andre Gsponer
We present a short historical and bibliographical review of the lepton mass formula of Yoshio Koide, as well as some speculations on its extensions to quark and neutrino masses, an…