Bob, The experimentally-determined charge distribution of a neutron shows an outer "shell" of negative charge and thus the neutron should be polarizable. Had this been known early on, when the neutron was considered to be a proton + electron, I think the battle for that view would never have been lost and the result of relativistic-QM equations indicating deep-electron orbits would have been accepted 80 years ago.
[The recently observed 'peak' in negative charge density at the very center of the neutron would result from the overlap of electron 'charge' density from the greater than nuclear-size deep-orbit electrons. Of course such musing of "nuclear electrons" is not allowed in publication because it would violate holy writ.] Andrew On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 10:41 PM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Robin > > > > I did not know neutrons have a negative (I assume negative electric field) > and hence negative charge in any observable time frame. st there > experimental evidence for this feature of a neutron? > > > > Bob Cook > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, April 22, 2018 6:43:00 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:Cold Fusion Catalyzed Hot Fission - A promising > hybrid orjust hand-waving? > > In reply to [email protected]'s message of Sun, 22 Apr 2018 > 20:30:21 > +0000: > Hi, > [snip] > > > >Jones— > > > >You state: > > > >“Coupling is not needed. Neutrons are created in the fission of U,” > > > >I doubt this is the case. Normal understanding is neutrons exist as an > entity in the a nucleus. > > ...he obviously means "free neutrons" as opposed to bound neutrons. > > > > >Further you state: > > > >“No mystery there. The free neutrons start out fast….” > > > >I assume you mean they have linear momentum before the reaction that > carries over and stays with them. > > > >I doubt it. > > ...he means that they acquire energy from the fission reaction. However > you are > obviously trying to emphasize the fact that neutral particles should be > difficult to accelerate using electrostatics only. That could be true, > were it > not for the fact that neutrons have a negative near field, and are in close > proximity to many charged nucleons. Furthermore as you previously > mentioned, the > magnetic field probably also plays a role, perhaps even the dominant role. > Regards, > > > Robin van Spaandonk > > local asymmetry = temporary success > >
