Recent content by Karmic Leprec

Can anyone elaborate on this? What are virtual photons? How are they exchanged? What is the nature of the virtual photon exchange that let's us define the interaction as either attraction or repulsion? I recognize that I am asking a philosophical question about physics. I can't think of...

I get what you all are saying. But at what point are we supposed to stop asking why? We could have stopped asking "why?" thousands of years ago, and likely we'd still be cavemen (or at least a lot less advanced than we are now). I want to know what is involved with these particles attracting and...

Yes, I watched it. And just now re-watched it. I understand that this is a difficult question. And I understand NOW that it is an extremely difficult question. But just because Feynman couldn't answer it doesn't mean that there's not a single person out there that can't answer this question. I...

When I ask "why?", it means the same thing to me as "how?" in this context. Only that, if I had asked how two particles attract or repel, people would tell me all about the results of the attraction or repulsion. I do not care for the results. I care for the cause. And the cause should be...

The constants are the charges of the particles. The question is, what causes these charges to react to each other the way they do. I understand why gravity is attractive and electromagnetism is repulsive. But the explanation for why those are, involves assuming that positive and negative...

Just trying to bring this thread back to life. I still need answers. I have thought this question over time and time again, and have come to no conclusion. There is a real answer to this question. Maybe not the easiest answer to derive, but it exists, and I need to know it. Please tell me, why...

These questions, being so basic, were harder to find answers to on the forums (or elsewhere). At least, it was harder to find an answer that satisfied my curiosity. I need a DEEPER, simpler, and more logical understanding of these concepts.: What does it mean for a particle to have a positive or...

nothing= no nonsense. The universe has a net energy of zero. Matter "exists", but it exists only as a means of describing relationships of things in our observable universe. Everything that we perceive to "exist" is just relationships. If the entire universe is just relationships, then the...

What are the main reasons why there is conflict between the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics? Specifically, why can't we explain gravity while adhering to the quantum explanation of particles?

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And the radial extent over which the proton wavefunction is significantly different from zero; that distance is about the size of the nucleus of the atom, right?

I don't understand how the wave function works. But I'll figure that out in my own time. However, I could use help on this follow up question: I'm assuming, since protons are generally located closer to the center of an atom, that protons' probability density become much higher, in comparison to...

Is there an equation for the numerical probability of an electron being present as a function of it's radial distance from the nucleus of an atom? Or am I missing something?