Tally of all types of energy in the nucleus

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The discussion focuses on the comprehensive tally of energy types within an atomic nucleus, specifically addressing electric repulsion, kinetic energy of protons, and color-charge potential energy. It highlights the significance of QCD (Quantum Chromodynamics) binding energy, which accounts for 99% of proton mass, and the challenges in attributing kinetic energy to quarks. The conversation also touches on the magnetic field generated by the nucleus as a collective phenomenon rather than by individual nucleons.

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Has anyone ever tried to tally the complete energy associated with an atomic nucleus. For example, here is a partial list:

Total electric repulsion of protons within a nucleus
Total kinetic energy of protons with a nucleus
Total color-charge potential energy within a nucleus

Kinetic energy due to quarks within a nucleus?
If the protons are in motion, would they contribute a magnetic energy to the nucleus of the atom?
If the quarks are in motion, do they contribute a magnetic color energy to the nucleus?

Question marks mean that I am not sure if the question even makes sense.
 
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The semi-empirical mass formula splits the nuclear interactions into several groups. Note that those groups are somewhat arbitrary.
The mass of the protons comes from QCD binding energy (99%) and the mass of the quarks (1%). It is possible to split up the QCD binding energy in something that looks like a kinetic energy of the quarks, but that is problematic.

The overall nucleus can have a magnetic field. It doesn't make sense to look for individual protons (or neutrons) as origin - they are indistinguishable, you cannot say "proton 1 did that". It is produced by the whole nucleus.
 
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Excellent! That is what I am looking for. I will read through it and see if I have any other questions.
 

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