[HangnJudge]

http://www.coldfusionenergyscience.com/theory

The theory behind cold fusion involves
a “deflated zeroith orbital” for the
electron in a hydrogen atom
this is generally considered a
violation of known physics

I've seen much of the arguments for this
and believe that the math is not rigorous

[drbuzzard]

I've seen much of the arguments for this and believe that the math is not rigorous

Ok, I read through a fair amount of that 'explanation' of the science of Cold Fusion. I read until it went off the rails of actual science. I have a PhD in Materials Science. While I generally focused on Thermodynamics and Solidification in my work, I did take enough courses in the quantum aspects of materials to know when that article started spouting utter gibberish.

The article does an OK job of explaining quantum implications of metallic bonding (not great, but OK), but then it jumps in with nonsense about 'deuterons' as if a deuterium nuclei was a quantum scale particle relevant in the scope of metallic bonding. It most assuredly is not. We're talking drastically different scales here, and completely different physical processes which govern the interactions. It's noteworthy that the article in question doesn't actually have an author. This is understandable since I can't imagine anyone would actually want their name attached to such drivel.