Scientific Basis of Deep-Earth Knowledge

J. Marvin Herndon
Transdyne Corporation
11044 Red Rock Drive
San Diego, CA 92131 USA

mherndon@san.rr.com  http://NuclearPlanet.com

Abstract

Recent interest in the detection of geo-antineutrinos with spectral and directional 
resolution [1-4] is enthusiastically welcomed as a potential means of verifying the 
existence of a nuclear georeactor at the center of the Earth [5-8]. Generally, as 
physicists venture into a new area, there is a learning curve and there may be some 
confusion. But in the case of deep-Earth science, confusion may be considerably 
magnified by an Earth science literature turgid with decades of reports of flawed 
investigations. I present from a historical perspective a logical progression of 
understanding related to deep-Earth composition that comes from fundamental discoveries 
and from discoveries of fundamental quantitative relationships in nature. By following 
step by step the reasoning from that understanding, one might begin to appreciate what 
is not yet known that pertains to recent interest in georeactor-produced antineutrinos 
and also what should be investigated to further advance that understanding.

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