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Full Idea
The strong force doesn't always pull nucleons together, but pushes them apart if they get too close.
Gist of Idea
The strong force pulls, but also pushes apart if nucleons get too close together
Source
Peter van Inwagen (Material Beings [1990], 07)
Book Ref
Inwagen,Peter van: 'Material Beings' [Cornell 1995], p.67
A Reaction
Philosophers tend to learn their physics from other philosophers. But that's because philosophers are brilliant at picking out the interesting parts of physics, and skipping the boring stuff.
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