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Originally Posted by dleviwing  ... The literal interpretation of spin is “angular momentum” but the quantum spin refers to the state of a particles intrinsic parity, polarization, or some other such term. ... |
"In
physics, the
angular momentum of an object rotating about some reference point is the measure of the extent to which the object will continue to rotate about that point unless acted upon by an external
torque. In particular, if a
point mass rotates about an axis, then the angular momentum with respect to a point on the axis is related to the
mass of the object, the velocity and the distance of the mass to the axis." - Wikipedia
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Originally Posted by dleviwing The quark structure of the protons and neutrons are interpretations of data resulting from accelerator experiments; we only know the status of the pieces after they collide, not while they are part of the particle. ... |
Sort of like looking at the debris field after a tornado struck to determine its intensity - F3, F4, etc. (Tornadoes hold potential for any discussion of vortices which I'm sure this thread is headed.)
I've reversed "H" and "L" in your analogy below. Warm air is less dense than cold air which is why a warm air mass floats over a cold air mass creating the charadteristics of a "warm front" as it overtakes the cold air mass. Also, when warm air pools and rotates, due to prevailing winds, it creates an area of low pressure.
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Originally Posted by dleviwing The spin (angular momentum) of a particle produces what is called a magnetic moment so magnetism is one of the measured properties; the other is charge or electrical property. The electrical property is analogous to your weather model of “H” and “L”; the air density of the “L” is denser than the air density of the “H” and thus producing a deferential in air density that is analogous to the voltage or electrical potential between particles with a property of charge. This would indicate that a negatively charged particle has a low spatial density whereas a positively charge particle has a high spatial density. This indicates that the negative quark is actually a low density shell structured particle (“H”) that confines the positive quarks (“L”) within it. This analogy can apply to all real particle phenomena but must be analogous to the peaks and troths of waves for all boson / photon particles.
I hope this gives you a better visualization of the microscopic world. |
Thank You, David! Your analogy is exquisite in allowing me to visualize and understand the concepts.
Can we take the analogy further? If you have two (or more) air masses ("H") adjacent to each other having different densities and temperatures, some mixing/friction occurs - especially if they have strong and conflicting prevailing winds. As a result of this friction, it creates a whorl or swirling which becomes a low pressure center.
To carry this to the subatomic realm, if there are variations in densities of whatever is the underlying fabric of the universe, and the "flow of something" about these "density masses" is disturbed, then might the quark or other particle be the point of friction between 2 or 3 of the "density masses"?
In weather, a cold air mass has "fair skies" (few or no clouds). But the point where it abutts another air mass is where clouds and swirling develops. Suddenly, something visible is created. If the analogy works, then particles would essentially be pockets between invisible density masses. Plus, the high and low densities of the quarks would still have a central column acting as an axis for angular momentum.
(How are we doing here. My head hurts. Slap me around a bit.)