
Core and Shell are differently quantized, so while the core is highly
energetic with a corresponding mass of 938.27 MeV/c2,
the shell is instead much less energetic with a mass of only 1.29 MeV/c2).
The shell is considered to be highly reactive and to constitute the cohesive
element of nuclear structure.
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| Proton
y+ |
Electron
y- |
Neutron
yn |
The neutron is considered in the present frame to be the altered product of the structural superposition of an electron and a proton. Expressed in terms of particles structural wave function, the neutron one can be expressed as follows:
yn = y+ + y- = yp + yshell
The heavier proton (yp )
is regarded to act as a core and the much lighter electron (ye
)
is regarded to restructure and act as a shell (yshell
), with an energy of 1.29 MeV, instead of only 0.51 MeV when in form of
electron. So, in short the neutron can be seen as structured by a composite
wave function yn , having
two components: yp and
yshell
.