But why does the force fall off with such a high power relationship with
respect to separation? If there are more than 3 spatial dimensions then some
of the acting flux might leak off into those mystery regions. Otherwise, I am
having a difficult time visualizing why it is not limited in a manner similar
to that seen with electromagnetic fields. Of course, if the effects are
explained as a result of experiments then one is left with this question
unanswered.
Are we using data that is generated by curve fitting to observations as
compared to understanding the true physical phenomena underlying those
observations? If true, then there is a limited opportunity available to
anticipate new, so far unseen, forces that might come into play under new
conditions. LENR might be one of a family of possibilities waiting to be
discovered as better instrumentation is developed. Of course, serendipity has
its place in physics as it has always led to most of the major discoveries. It
has been said, "I'd rather be lucky than good."
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com>
To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com>
Sent: Fri, Sep 11, 2015 10:32 am
Subject: Re: [Vo]:time, separation and neutron tunneling cross section
On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 8:47 AM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote:
Does anyone know why this interaction varies as the sixth power of
separation?
Just to clarify -- the nuclear force is the one that drops off with the sixth
power (per Robin). The speculative relationship between the "interaction
half-life" and the separation distance is unknown, although it would be great
to know what it is. (I was just providing an example of what it might be.)
At the scale of nucleons the strong force, called the residual strong force, or
nuclear force, in this context, is what is left over from the interaction of
quarks and gluons within nucleons. The nuclear force is effective at 1 fm, and
the nucleons are bound together within the nucleus through the exchange of
mesons, which are quite massive. The more massive the force carrier, the
shorter its range. In contrast to the residual strong force, the force carrier
of the strong force is the gluon, which is massless and interacts with quarks.
(Credit for this goes to Wikipedia.)
(I wonder if this means the range of gluons is far, and if not, why not.)
Eric
