Question

The Strong and weak Nuclear forces have a range: explain

Answer 1

u see every thing has a range so why not strong and weak nuclear forces have a range

Answer 2

well the gravitational and electromagnetic forces do not a a range, they just decrease with r^2,
how does the uncertainty principle effect the nuclear forces/

Answer 3

emmm,
range between themselves
between the nucleus

Answer 4

why are they not simply inversely proportional to r^2

Answer 5

so i take it you mean both

i think it has something to do with
fourier transform for uncertanty principle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier_transform

and
laplace trnsforms
the functions on what they are used for
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace_transform

Answer 6

i think at least

Answer 7

oh

Answer 8

that is what i see
at least its for what the functions of what those "things" do
not much about the forces themselves

i could say that it is calculated that way because...

fourier
used for non symetric measurement

weak force more difficult to measure the change of movement
strong force

laplace
used for symetric measurement

gravitational
electromagnetic the forces do not change if there are changes they can be

measured

Answer 9

A function has a range if you can write it as
\[f=Af(r/\lambda) \].
A 1/r^2 law cannot be given a range, since A and lambda are then mixed. An exponential exp(-r/lambda), on the other hand, has a range. Afaik, a range appears when the mediating particle has a rest mass. Photons and gravitons have no rest mass, so the interactions mediated by those (EM and gravity) have no range. Nuclear forces, strong and weak, are mediated by massive bosons and therefore acquire a range.