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Thanks for the reply Qemikal. I think I'll start working and see if I can study part-time. That would be a win-win situation. Otherwise I guess I'll just start working.

Hi guys. I'm a mechanical engineer, due to graduate this year if everything goes according to plan. I'm considering doing a masters in nuclear engineering (first honours then masters of course). Now, I not sure how useful this will be, or even if it will be of any advantage at all. The work is...

I see. Thanks. I know someone mentioned it earlier, but I was under the impression that the BE takes nuclear conversion into account. Thanks guys!

Thanks. Ok forget Q then. Just tell me why the max beta energy is larger than the difference in binding energy, if you look at the table. And that is true for all the elements on there? Maybe if you can just show me an equation that would be simpler.

Q=P-32 - S-32 = 271.781-270.852 =0.929 MeV according to my tables, and I am calling it Q, and that does take neutron/proton conversion and all other transmutations into account. What is Q according to you guys? Now how can the energy released be any greater than that if the atoms are...

You're right, it doesn't. But if you look at P-32. That decays into S-32, and the Q of that reaction is 0.929MeV. If you look at the table on that page, the change in binding energy, which is Q, is smaller than the max beta energy. ***EDIT*** And that's assuming all the energy is deposited in...

Why is the Emax of beta energies larger than Q? This should violate energy conservation, unless the differences in binding energies themselves are only averaged values. What I'm actually asking, is why is Q = E_average of emitted particles? At least, according to this page...

I see. So just proton emission then. Thanks a lot. :)

Ok, so you're saying that its just much more likely to split up. Actually, now that you mention it, it makes sense now. So if I'm understanding correctly, the He-4 does form, but is only a short lived intermediate product, proceeding to decay into other smaller sub-components. n + He-3 -->...

I'm curious, why does Helium-3 fission into H-3 and H upon neutron absorption? Surely the He-4 nucleus configuration is more stable? I get that the energy release may be what splits the nucleus, because it releases quite a lot of energy if it were to simply absorb the neutron.

Aaah I see. Its what I thought but just didnt have a basis to explain it on. Thanks a lot! :)

So in effect more energy is transferred via photons in objects moving closer relative to each other, one being the source and the other the observer. Its logical, but is there a way to imagine it? Since p is the only variable and E is dependent on p. How does p increase in regards to the actual...

Sorry to necro this old thread, but I've been wondering the same thing. I understand the regular doppler effect so don't go on about that. My problem is with regards to light doppler shift. According to relativity, light's speed is always c in every inertial reference frame, so how is it...