Nuclear Potential: Primary Info & Resources

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the concept of nuclear potential, specifically seeking primary information and resources related to it. Participants explore different interpretations and aspects of nuclear potential, including its role in binding nucleons within the nucleus.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
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Main Points Raised

  • One participant requests primary information about nuclear potential.
  • Another participant references a Wikipedia article on the Yukawa potential, expressing frustration with its complexity.
  • A third participant questions the definition of "nuclear potential," suggesting it refers to the potential responsible for nucleon binding and critiques the Yukawa potential for its limitations in describing the strong force.
  • This participant notes that the Yukawa potential cannot account for certain phenomena, such as the differences between the deuteron and the non-existent di-neutron.
  • A final participant reiterates the request for information, asking if the inquiry pertains to nuclear binding energy.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the definition and adequacy of nuclear potential, particularly the Yukawa potential, indicating a lack of consensus on its sufficiency and relevance.

Contextual Notes

There are unresolved aspects regarding the definitions and implications of nuclear potential, as well as the limitations of the Yukawa potential in explaining certain nuclear phenomena.

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i need some primary information about nuclear potential.
 
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What do you mean by "nuclear potential"? A potential responsible for the binding of nucleons inside the nucleus?

Unfortunately the Yukawa potential is not sufficient to describe the various aspects of the strong force beyond a rather rough approximation. There are spin- and isospin-dependent terms, there are higher exchange terms involving heavier mesons which results in new exponentially suppressed terms etc.

For example the Yukawa potential cannot explain the difference between the deuteron and the di-neutron (which does not exist) - https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=406864&highlight=dineutron
 
sah-sah said:
i need some primary information about nuclear potential.

Do you mean nuclear binding energy?
 

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