Eric J. Lerner is Chief Scientist at LPPFusion, Inc. He has been active in dense plasma focus (DPF) research for 40 years. Beginning in 1984, he developed a detailed quantitative theory of the functioning of DPF based on models derived in part from astrophysical observations. Using on this theory, he proposed that the DPF could achieve high ion and electron energies at high densities, suitable for pB11 fusion. In addition, he developed an original model of the role of the quantum magnetic field effect on DPF functioning, showing that this effect could have a large impact on increasing ion temperature and decreasing electron temperature, which would reduce unwanted X-ray cooling of the pB11 plasma. He has applied plasma theory derived from laboratory observations to propose models of cosmological phenomena that can supersede those based on the Big Bang hypothesis.
