Binding energy

It may be difficult to separate "theory" from "application," but let''s see if this helps facilitate the discussion.
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Re: Binding energy

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I've got some results http://4hv.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum ... php?147892 , after I started posting here.
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Re: Binding energy

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This thread is losing focus.

The original subject is a theory matter and belongs in this forum, but questions about Marx generators and pumps and so on should be put in the appropriate experimental forums. Also, if you want to discuss a project on this site, I would appreciate it if you would describe that project in its own thread, rather than just by reference to discussions over at 4HV.

To answer your last question about energetics in the breakup of the deuteron, think of the nucleus as a mechanical system of two magnetized steel balls stuck together that you want to take apart. You can throw the system of two balls, but they won't break apart until they hit something (possibly a third ball, representing another nucleon). Kinetic energy is relative--you define a reference frame, and then the velocity of the nucleus in that frame determines its kinetic energy in that frame. A deuteron could have 1, 10, 100, etc. MeV of kinetic energy depending on the observer, but whether or not it is capable of being taken apart in a collision depends only on relative velocity with respect to the other body in the collision.

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Re: Binding energy

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To follow up on Carl. If you are looking for a pump, put that request in the trading post as a wanted item, since that is where everyone goes to buy and sell or make requests for information on hardware and other instruments.

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