sci.physics.particle

On Mar 22, 7:00=A0am, Tom Roberts wrote:
> Pmb wrote:
> > What changes is when the neutron is inside is that there is an
> > energy related to the stong force and that energy has a mass equivalent.=
It
> > is not that the mass of the neutron changes.
>
> It is not clear that it even makes sense to discuss "a neutron" inside a
> nucleus. All the quarks and gluons of the neutron intermix quite
> strongly with the quarks and gluons from the other constituents of the
> nucleus. In hindsight, it's quite remarkable that the nuclear shell
> model worked as well as it did (which was by no means perfect).
>
> On the other hand, counting protons and neutrons in a nucleus works
> exceedingly well. And yes, the sum of the masses of those protons and
> neutrons is larger than the mass of the nucleus they form -- that is
> inherent in binding constituents into a single compound object.
>
> Tom Roberts

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if you dont know and dont understand
just say - i dont know!!
dont mumble jumble about quarks and glueons
and
'inherent in binging CONSTITUENTS into a single
COMPOUND OBJECT'
end of stupid croocked quate
we need here some news
not empthy mumblings

Y.Porat
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