Just published in Nature. Unfortunately I don't have access to the full article, but it looks like they call "fusion" a quark rearrangement between 2 baryons to produce 2 different baryons, presumably with less potential energy overall, and release the extra energy. IMHO this has nothing to do with fusion - except a large tongue in cheek. The energy required to create the 2 special baryons in the first place is not discussed (at least not in the abstract).
https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v ... 24289.html
Quark "fusion"
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I am charmed at this charmingly arranged hypothesis of double heavy baryons. How they do carryon.
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They listen to Baryon Manilow
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Life is strange, it does have its ups and downs and sometimes the top becomes the bottom and vice-versa.Richard Hull wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:03 am I am charmed at this charmingly arranged hypothesis of double heavy baryons. How they do carryon.
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I believe quantum ducks are composed of these heavy Baryons; this makes them heavier than a witch*, yet they still, like a traditional duck, go "quark, quark, quark ..."
*To younger people and those who do not watch British humor movies - this reference is relative to a 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' movie and a 'witch' being lighter than a duck (one NOT made of heavier baryon matter, no doubt); which (no pun here), turns out to be true in a rather funny comedy routine.
*To younger people and those who do not watch British humor movies - this reference is relative to a 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' movie and a 'witch' being lighter than a duck (one NOT made of heavier baryon matter, no doubt); which (no pun here), turns out to be true in a rather funny comedy routine.
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It is rare that we leave the serious nature of these forums, but every now and then, a bit of refreshing humor creeps in. Nature is a very serious venue and heavily peer reviewed. Still, we had a bit of fun on the face of the premise of the paper. Sorry, "Nature", we couldn't resist.
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Re: Quark "fusion"
this nature article is just putting anopther spin on it