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Single Idea 17563

[filed under theme 27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 3. Chromodynamics / a. Chromodynamics ]

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.

Related Idea

Idea 21186 Quarks rush wildly around in protons, restrained by the gluons [Hesketh]

The 5 ideas with the same theme [general principles of the strong nuclear force]:

17563 The strong force pulls, but also pushes apart if nucleons get too close together [Inwagen]
21148 The strong force is repulsive at short distances, strong at medium, and fades at long [New Sci.]
21152 The strong force binds quarks tight, and the nucleus more weakly [New Sci.]
21151 Gluons, the particles carrying the strong force, interact because of their colour charge [New Sci.]
21185 Colour charge is positive or negative, and also has red, green or blue direction [Hesketh]