Theoretical Analysis to Prove the Contradiction Between the concepts of Binding Energy and The Strong Nuclear Force

Birudev Hajare, Sandip Bhokse, Mahesh Borkar, Laxman Bagal, Arvind Maske, Tushar Mergu

Abstract: During the start of the 20th century, after Einstein presented mass-energy equivalence, many physicists started using the theory, to connect the dots in their work. One such example is the explanation of the mass defect in the nucleus and its relative binding energy, which is said to be the reason for the nucleons to stay in the nucleus. In 1932 with the discovery of neutrons by James Chadwick, a new field of interest was developed among the scientific community i. e. the force acting on the nucleons to make them stay in the nucleus. This force is nothing but the strong nuclear force. While studying these theories a contradiction in the concepts of binding energy and the strong nuclear force is observed. In this paper we are trying to address this contradiction and present a conclusion, which according to our understanding is correct.

Keywords: binding energy, nuclear force, nuclear physics