TK, you have hit the nail on the head with this answer. Here is an example of somebody that is doing just this in the energy business. http://www.blacklightpower.com/index.shtml "Since certain proprietary catalysts cause the hydrogen atoms to transition to lower-energy states by allowing their electrons to fall to smaller radii around the nucleus with a release of energy that is intermediate between chemical and nuclear energies, the primary application is as a new primary energy source. Specifically, energy is released as the electrons of hydrogen atoms are induced by a catalyst to transition to lower-energy levels (i.e. drop to lower base orbits around each atom's nucleus). The lower-energy atomic hydrogen product called "hydrino" reacts with another reactant supplied to the reaction cell to form a hydride ion bound to the other reactant to constitute a novel proprietary compound. Alternatively, two hydrinos react to form a very stable hydrogen-type molecule called molecular hydrino. Thus, rather than pollutants the byproducts may have significant advanced technology applications based on their stability characteristics. For example, hydrino hydride ions having extraordinary binding energies may stabilize a cation (positively-charged ion of a battery) in an extraordinarily high-oxidation state as the basis of a high-voltage battery. Further, significant applications exist for the corresponding molecular hydrino wherein the excited vibration-rotational levels could be the basis of a UV laser that could significantly advance photolithography and line-of-sight telecommunications. A plasma-producing cell based on the extraordinarily energetic BlackLight Process has also been developed that may have commercial applications in chemical plasma processing and as a light source. BlackLight has license agreements with companies to use its patented commercial processes and systems in heating and electric power generation, and is negotiating further power licenses as well licenses for chemical and laser products." In summary, they claim to be able to catalyze electrons in hydrogen to fall below the ground state and release energy. If you browse their web site, you will see that they present very impressive scientific credentials, at least impressive to someone who doesn't understand quantum mechanics. -- Gene ________________________________ From: Thomas Knight <tk@csail.mit.edu> To: math-fun <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: Thomas Knight <tk@csail.mit.edu> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:19:16 PM Subject: Re: [math-fun] Plenty of Room at the Bottom, Part II The only way to profit is to claim such a technology, and then find investors who think you are using it. I'm pretty sure that will work. On Aug 13, 2009, at 2:45 PM, Michael Kleber wrote:
I'm still interested in the question "Can you use entangled qbits and markets separated by at least milliseconds to (probabilistically) profit in a way that isn't possible classically?" Unfortunately I have no idea what the answer is.
--Michael