On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 5:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: There is also the possibility that the "mass" of the particle actually > derives > form it's interaction with the ZPE, and that when protons and neutrons are > packed closely together, they shield one another to some extent, so that > the > particles in the middle then "weigh" less. >
I take it that the proposed interaction with the ZPE adds mass to the exposed nucleons and doesn't to the shielded ones? What is the possible mechanism involved here? Is there a name for the proposal? Does the ZPE operate both within and outside of the nucleus, or just outside of it? Eric
