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Astrophysical fuel-coolant interactions

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IF a hot liquid comes into contact with a cold vaporisable liquid a violent explosion may occur1–5; such interactions are often called fuel-coolant interactions (FCIs). In this letter we apply FCI theory to the problem of matter and antimatter interacting on an astronomical scale.

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    D. E. T. F. ASHBY, D. J. BUCHANAN & R. S. PECKOVER

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ASHBY, D., BUCHANAN, D. & PECKOVER, R. Astrophysical fuel-coolant interactions. Nature 247, 272–273 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/247272a0

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