What is Interaction: Definition and 711 Discussions

Interaction is a kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another. The idea of a two-way effect is essential in the concept of interaction, as opposed to a one-way causal effect. Closely related terms are interactivity and interconnectivity, of which the latter deals with the interactions of interactions within systems: combinations of many simple interactions can lead to surprising emergent phenomena. Interaction has different tailored meanings in various sciences.

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  1. robindymer

    B How does vibration affect the Higgs field interaction?

    I have been thinking about the Higgs field and how things interacts with it. I thought about why photons for example does not interact with it while quarks does. It could be because of the size and if when a particle is a certain size it will interact with the Higgs bosons and then slow down and...
  2. Paul Woods

    I What mechanism enables interaction of the fields?

    In Quantum Field Theory, I am led to believe that there is a different field for each type of particle. When particles interact, it is an exchange of vibration between the fields. What mechanism is at play when one field influences another in this way? It seems I've only ever found...
  3. eigenmax

    I How does one find interaction radius for Coulomb barrier?

    For a proton striking an atomic nucleus (in a Cockcroft-Walton accelerator, for example), the Coulomb barrier must be overcome. The calculation of the Coulomb barrier is U = k Z1Z2 e2 / r r is interaction radius. How can I find that? For a proton to enter the atomic nucleus what would it be?
  4. M

    A Does centering variables for regression always result in unchanged coefficients?

    I am studying mean-centering for multiple linear regression (ols). Specifically I'm talking about the situation when there is interaction. When centering variables for a regression analysis, my literature tells me that the coefficients do not change? But when there is some sort of interaction...
  5. E

    Radio waves interaction with other electromagnetic waves

    when it is asked that why radio waves do not interact with the magnetic field of electric wires or magnets, people say that radio waves are not "matter" and they do not have "charge". i really can not understand this for ex think about 2 magnets. The magnet A has a magnetic field and when we put...
  6. M

    A Centering variables, linear regression

    I am working with multiple regression with two independent variables, and interaction between them. the expression is: y = b1x1 + b2x2 and b3x1x2 The question is: does one center both independent variables at the same time, when checking for the significance of the effect of the independent...
  7. L

    I Hamiltonian after transformation to interaction picture

    Dear all, I am encoutering some difficulties while calculating the Hamiltonian after the transformation to the interaction picture. I am following the tutorial by Sasura and Buzek: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0112041 Previous: I already know that the Hamiltonian for the j-th ion is given...
  8. M

    I Why do waves need to match object size for interaction?

    I have always been told that waves interact with objects with a size similar to their wavelength. For example: if you look at your microwave you notice that there is a grid with a size much smaller than the wavelenght (so that they can not pass over), but visible light can pass very easy because...
  9. ORF

    Gamma detection -- Cherenkov radiation in gamma-scintillator interaction

    Hello During a simulation of light in gamma-scintillator interaction, it seems that there are a lot of Cerenkov photons. I don't know their contribution to the final intensity (it will need a long time to compute it). The textbooks usually say that the gamma ray will produce secondary...
  10. A

    I Energy conservation concerns in the weak interaction

    I have a few questions: Can a u quark turn into a d quark (heavier) via the weak interaction? If so, how is the mass/energy shortfall made up? How can the (supermassive) carrier bosons (W, Z) be called into being? Where does the energy come from? Or is the energy bill unpaid because they are...
  11. A

    I The strong interaction outside nucleons - what mediates it?

    The strong interaction outside nucleons - what mediates it? Is it gluons? Is it mesons? Is it gluons within mesons? Thank you.
  12. D

    A Data needed for fall off of weak interaction vrs distance

    I'm trying to find measurements for the weak interaction at various distances. Any suggests for search terms or relevant paper would be appreciated. Thanks, Dan
  13. R

    Permanent Dipole - Permanent Dipole Interaction Derivation

    Homework Statement I am trying to derive the dipole-dipole interaction derivation, which is: U=(-p1p2/4πϵ_0) (1/z^3) ((2cosθ_1cosθ_2)− (sinθ_1sinθ_2cosζ)) Where p1 and p21 are the two dipole moments, r is the distance between two dipoles on the y axis, θ_1 and θ_2 are the angles between the...
  14. FallenApple

    A Interpreting Models with Multiple Interaction Terms: Gender, Weight, and Height

    If there are two interaction terms in a single model, does that mess up the interpretation of it? For example, Gender*Weight and Gender*Height. Say the model is Y~Weight+Height +Gender +Gender*Weight+Gender*Height. Would I simply interpret it as usual? That is, "The difference in mean...
  15. N

    B Gravitational Waves: Mass Interaction Questions Answered

    Hey all. Since gravitational waves travel at the speed of light, when they are "escaping" from mass, doe's their intensity lower? If so what mass would be needed to completely absorb a gravitational wave given the wave's properties? Any help appreciated.
  16. infinitebubble

    I Dark matter and black hole interaction

    Reading some of the recent info on black holes and how they ingest gas matter including stellar material... why doesn't dark matter be absorbed into the black hole and according to the article dark matter is part of black hole formation...
  17. R

    I "The law of mutual interaction"

    Recently i am reading Classical Mechanics from Gregory In section 3.3 , he provide a statement which he named " The law of mutual interaction." as follow "The law of mutual interaction" Suppose that two particles P1 and P2 interact with each other and that P2 induces an instantaneous...
  18. charlesmartin14

    B In Fermi V-A theory, where does the Weak Interaction occur

    Where is the electron-nucleon interaction? On the surface of the nucleus, or at the origin (R-0) ?
  19. O

    I Neutrons and strong interaction

    Is there any type interaction between neutron and matter other than strong interaction? When a neutron elastically or inelastically scattered, does the strong interaction still govern the whole process? Thank you!
  20. FallenApple

    A Interpreting the Association Between y and x while Holding the Group Constant

    Say we have a phenomenon where we want to see if x is related to y where x is continuous. Further, there is an opposite effect of x on group 1 compared to group2. Say for group 1, increasing x is associated with increasing y, for group 2, increasing x is associated with decreasing. (this is not...
  21. M

    B Space Dilation Interaction Between Two Masses

    Edit: Disclaimer, this post contains faulty ideas I'm a 'pedestrian' to physics trying to wrap my mind around various concepts of relativity, and one of those is a visualization of two, say, planets, say each starting at rest. By my understanding, their mass causes space to relatively...
  22. C

    I Combinatorics of a phi4 interaction

    Consider the one loop correction to a 2 -> 4 scattering process in phi4 theory.The only IPI/non snail contributions is that shown in the attachment. I have an automated package that will do all the feynman diagram generation for me and for this process it returns 15 diagrams, which means to say...
  23. Kara386

    Can this neutrino be detected via a CC weak interaction?

    Homework Statement A tau neutrino with energy 1GeV interacts with a stationary neutron. Can the neutrino be detected via a charged current interaction? Take the mass of tau to be 1784MeV/c##^2##, 105MeV/c##^2## for the muon and 939MeV/##c^2## for the neutron. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at...
  24. B

    B Yukawa interaction vs gauge interaction

    The Higgs boson can be thought of as mediating a "fifth force" that is not a gauge force but a Yukawa interaction. What is the main difference between Yukawa and gauge interaction?
  25. N

    I Common interaction vacuum for QED + QCD?

    Hello, I know QED and QCD as isolated theories but now I thought about particle interactions with QED and QCD processes (like fpr proton-antiproton scattering). But I'm not sure how to interpret this mathematically. As I understood my Feynman diagrams are nothing more like pictures for the...
  26. S

    A Dimension-5 interaction beyond the standard model

    Consider the following dimension-5 interaction: $$\bar{\psi}D^{2}\psi.$$ Why is this interaction not consistent with either Lorentz invariance, the standard model field content or gauge invariance?
  27. D

    Interaction between a neutral atom and an external magnetic field

    Lets suppose that I have a magnetic dipole moment at (0,0,0) pointing to the Z axis, and in the position (X,Y,Z) in the space, I have a Hydrogen atom, I would like to know the exact interaction between the magnetic field created by the magnetic dipole moment in (0,0,0) and the magnetic fields of...
  28. C

    I What is the physical meaning "without spin-orbit interaction

    Hello. I have studied about DWBA (distorted wave born approximation). But, I do not know the physical meaning of "DWBA without spin-orbit interaction". I think, I can not understand about meaning of spin-orbit. How can I understand "without spin-orbit intertaction". Thanks.
  29. H

    Defining magnetic interaction between charged particles

    Homework Statement [/B] Consider two charged particles 1 and 2, each of them able to translate (move from place to place) and to spin.Homework Equations I can not completely think of relevant equations at the moment. The Attempt at a Solution [/B] I am a bit confused on how charged particles...
  30. T

    I Question about Chirality and the Weak Interaction

    Hello, From my understanding, the weak interaction only acts of Left-Handed Chiral Particles, and Right-Handed Chiral Anti Particles. There have been observed fermions (other than neutrinos, where all observed neutrinos are Left Handed Chiral) where some are left handed and some are right...
  31. K

    The Repulsive Interaction between 2 electrons

    Hi All, My question goes as follows: Suppose that, we charge a conducting very thin spherical shell in 'empty space' with a charge equivalent to 16 electrons. The radius (R) of the shell is 20 light years. We wait 20+ years for the electrons to reach equilibrium. Then, we approach one electron...
  32. S

    A Matching interaction terms and decay processes in standard model

    I would like to consider the interaction terms in the Standard Model which allow the following decay process: The only interaction terms in the Standard Model which allow this decay process are contained in the charged current interactions: $$\mathcal{L}_{cc} =...
  33. Z

    A Atom-Light Interaction: Understanding d.E vs p.A Hamiltonian

    I am reading Cohen-Tannoudji's Atom photon interactions (2004 version), in the Appendix he explains that for atom-light interaction, the electric dipole Hamiltonian (d.E form) is got from the original, "physical" (in line with his language) p.A form Hamiltonian by a time-independent unitary...
  34. S

    A Charge-current interaction: linear terms in a given quark

    I am trying to figure out the interaction terms in the Lagrangian which are linear in the top quark.I find that these terms can only be found in the charged-current interaction since the neutral-current interaction and the gluon-fermion couplings are quadratic in the top quark. Now, I find two...
  35. V

    Drawing the quark flow diagram for proton-pion interaction

    Homework Statement I am given the following interaction, $$\pi^-+p\rightarrow \pi^++\pi^-+n,$$ and asked to draw the Feynman (quark flow diagram). Homework Equations None; just baryon number conservation, quark flavor conservation, etc. The Attempt at a Solution First, as baryon number and...
  36. F

    B "Decoherence usually requires interaction with something macroscopic and an environment"

    Bhobba said "Decoherence usually requires interaction with something macroscopic and an environment". I assume decoherence still occur to the atoms and molecules inside any object because they are exposed to the thermal vibrations and CMBR. Let's say for sake of discussion we can freeze an...
  37. J

    I Can One Interaction Term Represent Multiple Vertices in Feynman Diagrams?

    Hi, My question is that can one interaction term represent two vertices? For instance, can the lagrangian interaction terms L = eψγμψAμ represent a feynman diagram like these: or should there be two terms in the lagrangian to construct such diagrams? Thanks!
  38. G

    Interaction between two charged surfaces in contact

    Dear all, I'm curious to know how to calculate an interaction. I'm a chemist and I'm not really used to practice Maxwell equations, so I don't have the complete background for that, but I think it may be trivial even for a physicist student. Let's say we have two surfaces, one has a total...
  39. A

    I Does Repeated Particle Interactions Lead to Underestimating Energy Loss?

    Hi ! I'm not sure to post my question in the right place so I'm sorry if I'm wrong...! I have a particle associated with a certain spectrum in energy S (differential cross section). When the particle interacts I use this distribution to have the energy lost. Now, if my particle interacts 2...
  40. B

    I Including Coulomb interaction in a free energy calculation

    Hi everyone! I am trying to create a crude electron-hopping model to study conductivity in a biological wire composed of discrete sites. The model is pretty simple: imagine a line composed of sites. Electrons can hop from site to site with probabilities that depend on the free energy difference...
  41. M

    Hydrogen in Magnetic Field, Interaction Representation

    The hydrogen is placed in the external magnetic field: $$ \textbf{B}=\hat{i}B_1 cos(\omega t) + \hat{j} B_2 sin(\omega t) + \hat{k} B_z ,$$ Using the relation ## H = - \frac{e\hbar}{2mc} \mathbf \sigma \cdot \mathbf B ##, then I got the form $$ H = H_0 + H' , $$ where $$ H'= - \frac{e...
  42. M

    I Determining the type of interaction

    Hi everyone, I have the following question When a positive pion interacts with a proton, a kaon can be produced, along with another strange particle, as shown in this equation \pi^++\textrm{P}\longrightarrow \textrm{K}^++\textrm{X} Circle the type of interaction shown...
  43. S

    Estimating force using interaction vertices

    Homework Statement Suppose that a hypothetical fermion ##\psi## interacts with the Higgs field ##h## obey the Lagrangian $$\bar{\psi}(i\gamma^{\mu}{\partial_{\mu}}-y\nu)\psi-y\bar{\psi}h\psi-y_{\mu}\bar{\psi}_{\mu}h\psi_{\mu} +...
  44. M

    Electron and Nuclear spin interaction

    Homework Statement Hello, I'm asked to show the equivalence of the given Hamiltonian below which describes the interaction between an electron and a nucleus and the following Hamiltonian The Attempt at a Solution [/B] I've simply written down each Hamiltonian as a sum of four tensor...
  45. S

    Role of Fermi Contact Interaction in J-Coupling

    I'm having a hard time understanding the mechanism of J coupling in NMR. Why is coupling information only transmitted through bonding electrons with nonzero s-character? For example, why can't coupling information be transmitted through a bond with no s-character, e.g. a retrodative bond...
  46. Anypodetos

    I Interaction Term in EM Lagrangian - Explained

    The (classical, relativistic) Lagrangian for electrodynamics contains the field energy density -FμνFμν/4 and the interaction term -Aμjμ. I understand the maths of that - for one thing, the equations of motion turn out right if you plug this into the Euler Lagrange equantion. Now I recall having...
  47. J

    I Hartree Fock v.s. Configuration Interaction

    Hey everyone, For my studies I have to read a part about approximation methods in Quantum Mechanics. Unfortunately I'm having difficulties understanding some concepts. If I'm correct, for describing a multi fermionic system of n electrons, the Hartree Fock (HF) method uses a Slater determinant...
  48. E

    The x components of the average accelerations?

    Homework Statement A(n) 8.5-kg object is sliding across the ice at 2.34 m/s in the positive x direction. An internal explosion occurs, splitting the object into two equal chunks and adding 12 J of kinetic energy to system. The explosive separation takes place over a 0.16-s time interval. Assume...
  49. E

    How much energy is dissipated in the fourth bounce?

    Homework Statement A 0.70-kg basketball dropped on a hardwood floor rises back up to 66 % of its original height.If the basketball is dropped from a height of 1.4 m , how much energy is dissipated in the first bounce?( answer =3.3J). How much energy is dissipated in the fourth bounce? Homework...
  50. E

    How much energy is dissipated in the first bounce?

    Homework Statement A 0.70-kg basketball dropped on a hardwood floor rises back up to 66 % of its original height. If the basketball is dropped from a height of 1.4 m , how much energy is dissipated in the first bounce? Homework Equations U=mgy The Attempt at a Solution U=(0.70)(9.8)(1.4)...
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