Antimatter weapons (1946-1986): From Fermi and Teller's speculations to the first open scientific publications

dc.creatorGsponer, Andre
dc.creatorHurni, Jean-Pierre
dc.date2005-07-18
dc.date2005-10-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:43:23Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:43:23Z
dc.descriptionWe recall the early theoretical speculations on the possible explosive uses of antimatter, from 1946 to the first production of antiprotons, at Berkeley in 1955, and until the first capture of cold antiprotons, at CERN on July 17-18, 1986, as well as the circumstances of the first presentation at a scientific conference of the correct physical processes leading to the ignition of a large scale thermonuclear explosion using less than a few micrograms of antimatter as trigger, at Madrid on June 30th - July 4th, 1986.
dc.description19 pages, 3 figures, 37 references. Major revision. Important evidence and one more section added
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0507132
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0507132
dc.identifierThe World Scientist (New Delhi, India, 1987) 74--77, and Bulletin of Peace Proposals, Vol. 19 (Oslo,1988) 444--450
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/102391
dc.subjectHistory and Philosophy of Physics
dc.titleAntimatter weapons (1946-1986): From Fermi and Teller's speculations to the first open scientific publications
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