No, David, I meant neutron repulsion. That is the form of energy that powers the universe as it expands and fills interstellar space with H and He [1].
The Sun produces H and He too, and discharges it in generating the energy that sustains life on planet Earth.
The entire universe consists of two forms (compacted or nuclear) and (expanded or atomic) of one fundamental particle [2]:
The Neutron Hydrogen atom (p+ and e-)
_Compacted Expanded
Charge separation occurs when a neutron decays. Coulomb repulsion is only important in the expanded (atomic) form of matter.
Neutron repulsion is the dominant energy source of the compacted matter at the centers of:
_a.) Heavy nuclei (A >150 amu);
_b.) Planets (Herndon et al [3]);
_c.) Stars like the Sun; and
_d.) Galaxies!
Structure, stability and reactions of compact matter are determined by interactions between nucleons (n and p+). That is why:
_a.) Lightest nuclei (A 150 amu) have neutron-rich cores and increasing instability up to A = 209, the heaviest stable nucleus.
A Hungarian scientist solved the mystery of Earth’s heat source in late 1977 [4] but disappeared. I only recently heard of his work.
http://omanuel.wordpress.com/about/
REFERENCES:
1. O. Manuel, “Neutron repulsion,” The Apeiron J., in press (2012)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10640850/Neutron_repulsion.pdf
2. O. Manuel “Is the universe expanding?” J. Cosmology 13, 4187-4190 (2011).
http://journalofcosmology.com/BigBang102.html
3. J. M. Herndon, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 93, 646 (1996); P. J. Valbracht et al Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett. 144, 185 (1996); D. F. Hollenbach and J. M. Herndon, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 98, 11085 (2001); “Are there nuclear reactors at Earth’s core?”, Nature 15 Many 2008: http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080515/full/news.2008.822.html
4. Peter Toth, “Is the Sun a pulsar?”Nature 270, 159 (1977).
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v270/n5633/abs/270159a0.html