The Sub-Atomic Wonders: How do quarks in the nucleus of an atom (specifically the neutron) produce a nuclear "glue" AKA a nuclear force, and how does that obey the Law of Conservation of Mass?
The Sub-Atomic Wonders: How do quarks in the nucleus of an atom (specifically the neutron) produce a nuclear "glue" AKA a nuclear force, and how does that obey the Law of Conservation of Mass? By: Ian Davis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction: As I was browsing the internet in search of fun facts and knowledge, I came across a interesting device called: a thermoelectric generator, more specifically a RTG (Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, ugh I know big words am I right?) and I was looking on how it utilizes the Seebeck Effect in order to produce a fair amount of energy. However I was more interested in the fuel it utilizes, Plutonium-238, a radioactive isotope capable of a half-life of about ~87.7 years which is pretty awesome. But my curiosity did not stop there, and my brain went through a million year old conniption, how the heck do neutrons work? and why do the a...