Re: [Phys-L] explanation (was: causation)

[Bob Sciamanda <treborsciamanda@gmail.com>]

What about the exclusion principle for fermions?
Bob Sciamanda
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On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 4:33 PM Carl Mungan via Phys-l <
phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:

> I’m not clear what “atomic scale” means. Nuclei won’t stay together
> without nuclear forces. But perhaps that’s “subatomic scale”? So if you’re
> saying we’re beyond the scales of the weak + strong forces, but we’re at
> the atomic scale where gravity is neglible, then it seems to me the only
> fundamental force left is electric. So now I’m wondering whether the
> question is some trick of the language because you said “attraction and
> repulsion” rather than “the laws of E&M”. If you mean them as synonyms,
> then I guess I’ll go with true because they determine phases of matter,
> magnetic properties, chemical bonding, and all that. -Carl
>
> > On Feb 15, 2019, at 4:28 PM, John Denker via Phys-l <
> phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:
> > Quiz question:
> >
> > 1) ☐ True, or ☐ False:  Attraction and repulsion between electric
> charges at the atomic scale explain the structure, properties, and
> transformations of matter, as well as the contact forces between material
> objects.
> > 2) Explain your answer.  How do you know?
> >
> > For my answer + discussion, see next message.
> >
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