Why is there no equation for the strong force?

  • Context: Undergrad 
  • Thread starter Thread starter Vitani11
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Force Strong force
Join the discussion
Registration is free. Ask a follow-up in this thread, or start your own.
Sign up Log in
2 replies · 2K views
Vitani11
Messages
275
Reaction score
3
We can quantify the three other forces but not this one. Why?
 

Discussion

Physics news on Phys.org
There are many equations. If you are looking for an equation for forces as function of distance, that doesn't work so easily, as you cannot have isolated color charges.

The weak interaction cannot be expressed in such a way either.

The classical formulas of F=GMm/r2 and its electromagnetic equivalent don't work if you go to fast speeds, for example.
 

Similar threads

Graduate How does the strong force loses its strength with distance?

  • Giuseppino32
  • · Replies 3 ·
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
Replies
3

Undergrad How does the strong force give nucleons most of their mass?

  • Ignorantsmith12
  • · Replies 17 ·
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
Replies
17

High School Is there an experiment that shows strong force grows with distance?

  • Cody Livengood
  • · Replies 41 ·
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
2
Replies
41

High School Is the Strong Force Really Stronger Than the Electromagnetic Force?

  • PhDnotForMe
  • · Replies 3 ·
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
Replies
3

Undergrad Why must the mediator of the strong force be heavy?

  • Phys12
  • · Replies 4 ·
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
Replies
4

Undergrad Does strong force increase or decrease with aligned spins?

  • crick
  • · Replies 1 ·
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
Replies
1

High School Mechanism for Energy Released via the Strong Force in Fusion

  • Jimmy87
  • · Replies 3 ·
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
Replies
3

Undergrad Strong force as exchange of mesons, or of quark and antiquark

  • crick
  • · Replies 4 ·
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
Replies
4

High School Question about the Nuclear Strong Force

  • Jimmy87
  • · Replies 10 ·
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
Replies
10

Graduate Why is the Strong Force Responsible for Pi+ + Proton -> K+ + X?

  • zanyzoya
  • · Replies 6 ·
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
Replies
6