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Is there anything to prevent paired-up neutrons from a complete overlap
The reason "neutrons don't overlap", as DarenW explained it, has to do with intricate forces at play that take into account the spins, iso-spins and symmetry of the wavefunctions.
However, assume I ...
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What is happening over the 15 minutes it takes a neutron to decay?
I've read that free neutrons decay into a proton, electron and neutrino with an average lifespan of about 15 minutes. Is there anything physically different about a neutron that has existed for 14 ...
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neutron velocity selector and rotational speed of shaft [closed]
Suppose that there is a beam of neutrons with a range of wavelengths. One intends to produce neutrons of single wavelength by the use of neutron mechanical velocity selector.
The question is, if the ...
