The nuclear strong force behaves in a way consistent with the model of particles presented on this website. Because the force is zero at a distance of about 0.8 fm and at its strongest attraction at a distance of about 1 fm, after which it drops off quickly to zero.
Detailed model of particle quanta
Keeping in mind that the force here described is acting between two particle quanta, we can propose the following detailed model of a single particle quantum:
- It has a radius of about 0.4 fm.
- It has texture with typical hair length of 0.2 fm.
- There are no hairs longer than about 1 fm.
Particle quantum interaction
So, if two such particles interact, we get the following:
- At a distance less than 0.8 fm from center to center, we get strong repulsion due to the particles themselves.
- At a distance of 1 fm we get strong attraction due to a maximum number of hairs being stretched to their limits.
- At a distance of more than 2.8 fm, the force disappears due to a lack of any hairs remaining in contact between the particles.
Conclusion
This is exactly what has been measured, as can be seen from this graph:
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| Strong force vs. distance |
