What would be the energy (in J) required to break a proton into its fundamental constituents (quarks)?
Would the following be a legitimate calculation?
According to the wiki article on QCD matter (quark gluon plasma),
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QCD_matter , the temperature required to maintain the plasma is in the order of 10^12 K. Would this be a correct assumption, given the full quote below?
"At ordinary temperatures or densities this force just confines the quarks into composite particles (hadrons) of size around 1 fm and its effects are not noticeable at longer distances. However, when the temperature reaches the QCD energy scale (T of order 10^12K) or the density rises to the point where the average inter-quark separation is less than 1 fm, the hadrons are melted into their constituent quarks"
So, using Hydrogen, as it most closely resembles a lone proton., could I use the following equation, or am i WAY OFF:
(mass of hydrogen sample)(specific heat of hydrogen)(delta T)=E
2007-03-02
07:56:56
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