Resolution
of the
12th Russian Conference on Cold Nuclei
Transmutation of Chemical Elements and Ball
Lightning
(RCCNT&BL-12)
The 12th Russian Conference on
Cold Nuclei Transmutation of chemical elements and Ball Lightning was held in
the city of Sochi (at the “Olimpiyskaya-Dagomys”
Hotel, Dagomys settlement) during September 19 through 26, 2004.
The Conference was arranged by the
RCCNT&BL-12 Organizing Committee, and Interdisciplinary Committee on Cold
Fusion in cooperation with the Russian Committee on the Problems of Ball
Lightning at Russian Academy of Science and held under the auspices of the
Russian Physical Society, Nuclear Society of Russia, Russian Mendeleev Chemical
Society, Moscow Lomonosov State University and Russian Peoples Friendship
University.
Edition of the Program and Abstracts of
the RCCNT&BL-12, the Proceedings of the previous RCCNT&BL-11 and
financial support of the RCCNT&BL-12 were provided by sponsorship of the
associated community, in particular by the following scientists: V.F.Sharkov,
V.Yu.Velikodny, I.V.Goryachev, L.I.Urutskoev, V.L.Bychkov, A.A.Kornilova and
A.V.Eremeev.
Totally 36 scientists and specialists took
part in the Conference. The audience was
represented by scientists from
37 reports were presented and considered
at the Conference, including 15 reports based upon the results of experimental
investigations, and 22 reports about theoretical works & projects. 27 of those presentations (14 experimental
and 13 theoretical & project’s) were dedicated to the problems of Cold
Nuclear Transmutation and 10 presentations (1 experimental and 9 theoretical
and reviews) – to the Ball Lightning problems, though sometimes such division
turned out to be definitely conditional since the subject of those reports
related to both problems simultaneously.
Among all those reports dedicated to Cold
Fusion two presentations evidenced availability of excess heat (Nikitenko,
Karabut). One presentation declared
about registration of Tritium generation (Romodanov). Six reports said about registration of
abnormal nuclear radiation (neutrons, fast electrons, X-ray or γ rays and
other types of known or unknown “strange” radiation (Bazhutov, Romodanov,
Karabut, Savvatimova, and Urutskoev).
Authors of 3 presentations stated about availability of significant
number of events of transmutation of nuclei confirmed by the changes in
chemical and isotopic composition of the sample matter after electric explosion
of metal wires (Urutskoev, Goryachev) and in experiments with glow discharge (Savvatimova). In the
reports presenting experimental results there was demonstrated implementation
of a wide variety of different methods, some of them being brand new, of
triggering the process of cold fusion reactions which is very typical for
Russian research works. In the Bazhutov presentation the author implemented laser lighting
of water solutions, Nikitenko experimented with high voltage electrolysis,
Pevgov – with plasma electrical discharge, Urutskoev employed powerful electric
current or arc discharge, Romodanov and Savvatimova continued experimenting
with glow discharge, Urutskoev and Goryachev created conditions for electric
explosion of metal wires, and so on.
In the experimental works dedicated to the
problem of Ball Lightning Klimov presented the results evidencing about
disclosing significant amount (1800%) of excess energy generated inside plasmodium
and appearing new chemical elements (Cl, Al, S, P, and other).
In 22 theoretical reports dedicated both
to the problems of Cold Fusion and Ball Lightning a wide scope of original
models of the phenomenon was presented. The authors presented their versions to
explain the phenomena under investigation which are to be verified in further
experiments. Within the frames of some
of those models the authors proposed new concepts of matter and interactions
based upon firm theoretical approaches (Rukhadze, Bazhutov, Gareev, Filippov,
Velikodny, Vekshenov, Eremeev, Rodionov, Karasev, Kholodov, Bychkov, Vysikaylo,
Schedrin, Scherbak, Vlasov and others).
The reviews presented relating to the
problems of Ball Lightning turned out to be very interesting and informative
(Bychkov, Nikitin, Stakhanova). At the workshop was also presented a report
by Sharkov regarding the importance of joint efforts of science and business
for realization of new technologies.
At the same time at the final session a number
of speakers (Rukhadze, Urutskoev) stressed out that many experimental reports
presented at the Conference did not contained the appropriate estimations of
the errors of measurements, the authors rarely paid attention at
reproducibility of the results, neglected identifying the parameters
determining the main results of their experiments. Absence of such information in the reports
decreases their trustworthiness. They
proposed to strengthen the demands towards the reports presented for
publication.
In the conclusion all the participants of
the Conference unanimously expressed their opinion about the reasonability to
continue investigations of the problems of Cold Fusion and Ball Lightning and
supported the proposal of the Organizing Committee to hold next 13th
Russian Conference on the Problems of Cold Nuclei Transmutation of chemical
elements and Ball Lightning (RCCNT&BL-13) in the September 2005.
Chair Yu.N. Bazhutov of the RCCNT&BL-12 Organizing Committee
Deputy chair
V.L. Bychkov
Scientific secretary I.V. Goryachev