Neutron Beta Decay Energy Decomposition and Its Possible Relation to Proton–Neutron Interaction in Deuteron Binding Energy

Author(s)	Prof. Dr. Vijay T. Ingole, Dr. Anant S. Wadatkar
Country	India
Abstract	The present work examines nuclear binding from a charge-based perspective by starting from neutron beta decay as an experimentally accessible energy scale. A simple symmetric energy structure is considered, leading to an intrinsic component (~1.239 MeV) and a residual component (~0.99 MeV). The sum of these two independently obtained quantities closely matches the experimentally observed deuteron binding energy (~2.22 MeV), without direct fitting. The residual energy is found to be of the same order as the electrostatic interaction energy between charges at nuclear distances (~1 fm). When expressed in terms of force, it corresponds to a magnitude (~10² newton) comparable to the repulsion between protons at similar separations. This agreement between independently obtained energy and force magnitudes suggests the existence of a characteristic interaction scale at the neutron boundary. However, no definitive claim is made. The observation is presented as an open question, inviting further investigation into whether this correspondence reflects a deeper physical connection or a numerical coincidence.
Keywords	Neutron beta decay; Deuteron binding; Coulomb energy scale; Charge structure; Interaction energy; Proton repulsion
Field	Physics > Energy
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On	2026-04-09

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