Just like, in a Bohr model, the atom has a particular structure, what is it like inside of a nucleon? Like, are there particular ways the quarks are arranged, and what about the binding energy that comprises the majority of the mass of the nucleon?
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Hi I hope you get a better picture in the answers but to address your first question, my basic personal picture is: Each nucleon has 3 quarks, called valance quarks. The force between these quarks is carried by gluons and in addition there are virtual quark-antiquark pairs continually being created and then decaying. The neutron has 2 down and one up quark and the proton has 2 up and one down quark. I am open to correction on this so hopefully you will get an answer we both can learn from...regards – Apr 07 '15 at 20:15
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1Various related questions: http://physics.stackexchange.com/q/118782/ http://physics.stackexchange.com/q/56005/ http://physics.stackexchange.com/q/132378/ http://physics.stackexchange.com/q/19886/ – dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten Apr 07 '15 at 20:18
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As a tagging matter, nucleon structure spans the boundary of nuclear and particle physics and makes only the most modest of contribution to atomic physics. – dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten Apr 07 '15 at 20:19
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possible duplicate of What is an intuitive picture of the motion of nucleons? – Mobin Apr 07 '15 at 20:31
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1The question that @Mobin suggests is clearly not a duplicate. This question concerns the distribution and behavior of partons within a single nucleon, not of nucleons within a nucleus. – dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten Apr 07 '15 at 22:32
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No; I'm asking the structure of the inside of a proton, actually, the STRUCTURE in NUCLEONS – Damon Blevins May 16 '15 at 00:56
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Plus, I clearly stated in the text- how are quarks arranged? – Damon Blevins May 16 '15 at 01:01
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So therefore, I know what's inside of a proton- quarks and gluons – Damon Blevins May 16 '15 at 01:02