In reply to [email protected]'s message of Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:53:23 -0400 (EDT): Hi, [snip] >but the >magnetic field it couples to can possess enormous momentum, allowing it >to surmount potential barriers greater than KE.
BTW there is no potential barrier here. The proton and the electron carry opposite charges, so they are attracted to one another, rather than repelled. What is missing is sufficient mass to form a neutron. This can however be overcome if the mass difference is supplied in the form kinetic energy. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
