Distance to Massive Metal Body—a Paradoxical Parameter that Regulates the Intensity of the Hydration of YBa2Cu3O6.75

Puzzling Behavior of Hydrated YBCO

“…The YBCO material for this study was prepared by the method described in [5,6]. The resulting YBCO powder was poured into quartz cups of 7.3 mm diameter and 13 mm length.…”

“…Analyzing the results of our work, we believe that we are faced with an equally extraordinary phenomenon. The YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+ (YBCO) superconductor hydrated in a special way at low p H 2 O and room temperature (RT) behaves very exotically, remotely interacting with surrounding bodies which exhibit neither magnetic nor electrical properties [5,6]. This can be indirectly observed, for example, by changes in the rate of the hydration of YBCO near a massive metal disk [6].…”

“…The YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+ (YBCO) superconductor hydrated in a special way at low p H 2 O and room temperature (RT) behaves very exotically, remotely interacting with surrounding bodies which exhibit neither magnetic nor electrical properties [5,6]. This can be indirectly observed, for example, by changes in the rate of the hydration of YBCO near a massive metal disk [6]. It is surprising that interaction with the disk occurs in a narrow range of distances l from it with maximum intensity at l = 6-7 mm.…”

“…It is surprising that interaction with the disk occurs in a narrow range of distances l from it with maximum intensity at l = 6-7 mm. It could be assumed that there is a certain field affecting the hydration reaction (in [6] it was assumed that this field is electromagnetic). At the same time we have so far failed to record anything emanating from YBCO under the conditions of our experiment, with the exception of a very weak field from electrostatic charge (which will be discussed in the framework of this paper).…”

“…The main aim of the present study is to record the interaction found in [6] by the "direct" methodas the force acting from the side of YBCO on a metal body. For this purpose, we isolated YBCO samples from the external environment, thereby excluding all possible mass transfer processes between them, and then controlled change in the weight of samples together with an insulating system.…”