Published March 1997 | Version v1
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The range of elementary interactions: a criticism of the standard classroom approach

Creators

  • 1. Departamento de Fisica Fundamental, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Madrid (Spain)

Description

The finite scope of some elementary interactions is usually presented to physics students as a natural consequence of the time - energy uncertainty relation. It is demonstrated that this heuristic derivation is not a priori valid. Accordingly, the doubtful usefulness of this 'proof' in the classroom is argued, for it may lead to misconceptions. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available online at the Web site for the European Journal of Physics (ISSN 1361-6404) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www.iop.org/;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 127-128
ISSN
0143-0807

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
Syrian Arab Republic
INIS RN
33019617
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; TIME DEPENDENCE; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
Descriptors DEC
INTERACTIONS