From: Krekoski Ross (rosskrekoski@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 09 2008 - 08:05:13 MST
Jupiter lacks the sufficient mass to sustain a fusion reaction by
approximately 2 orders of magnitude.
Theres a reason why we find brown dwarf stars with masses over 60 times
Jupiter.
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Alexei Turchin <alexeiturchin@gmail.com>wrote:
> This estimation is my one prior subjective probabilities.
>
> I spoke about artificial ignition of Jupiter by man - that is by use
> of some kind of fuse like nuclear bomb, which does not exist in nature
> - so past records will not give us any information.
>
> But my conclusion is based oh 3 facts:
>
> 1) Scientific article that estimate that termonuclear detonation of
> deiterium is possible if its concentration is higer then 1 to 300.
> "Necessary conditions for the initiation and propagation of nuclear
> detonation waves in plane atmospheres". Tomas Weaver and A. Wood,
> Physical review 20 – 1 Jule 1979,
>
> http://www.lhcdefense.org/pdf/LHC%20-%20Sancho%20v.%20Doe%20-%20Atmosphere%20Ignition%20-%202%20-%20Wood_AtmIgnition-1.pdf
>
> 2) Mesurements of deiterium concentration in the atmosphere of
> Jupiter, which is 1 to 1600 ( but other mesurement gave much lower
> value), that is only 5 (five) times below critical level.
> Hubble observations and lowering probe to Jupiter: Hubble measures
> deuterium on Jupiter - Hubble Space Telescope
> http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_n14_v150/ai_18757250
>
>
> 3) The fact that deiterium is very prone to isotopic separation in
> natural processes, which means that its concentration may be much
> higher in the bowel of Jupiter, or other planet.
> e.g. see: "In contrast, Uranus and Neptune may have been enriched in
> deuterium, during their formation, by the mixing of their atmospheres
> with comparatively larger cores containing D-rich icy grains".
> http://herschel.esac.esa.int/Publ/2001/lellouche.pdf
> Emmanuel Lellouch. Observations of planetary and satellite atmospheres
> and surfaces
>
>
> So I find very plausible that somewhere in the Solar System
> concentratiopn of deiterium is enogh for termonuclear detonation, but
> I underatsn that my conclusion may have errors, so I lowered it from
> 100 per cent to 1 per cent.
>
> On 12/9/08, Stuart Armstrong <dragondreaming@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > >> I estimate that probability of teoretical possibility of ignition of
> > >> giant planet is arround 1 per cent.
> > >
> > > Over what period of time? And how come it hasn't happened yet --
> > > Jupiter's been there for billions of years without igniting.
> >
> >
> > A narrow aplication of the anthropic principle gets rid of the
> > argument that we shouldn't worry about whether its happened yet or not
> > - if life evolves anywhere, it would have to evolve in a solar system
> > where the gas giants don't periodically go nuclear.
> >
> > But I second the question about how these probabilities are arrived
> > at, and over what period of time - and add, what is the astronomical
> > evidence? Gas giants igniting should be the kind of signal that can be
> > detected over large distances.
> >
> >
> > Stuart
> >
>
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