What exactly are the mechanisms holding atoms together and why does bringing them together create energy?



Relevant Papers:

On the Mechanism of NucleonNucleon Attraction by Pion Exchange https://doi.org/10.4236/jmp.2018.98090

A reappraisal of the mechanism of pion exchange and its implications for the teaching of particle physics https://hstarchive.web.cern.ch/archi...

Origin and properties of strong internucleon interactions https://arxiv.org/pdf/1308.0103.pdf

FUSION POWER BY MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT PROGRAM PLAN VOL I https://fire.pppl.gov/us_fusion_plan_...

Kinetic Energy to Temperatue https://colab.research.google.com/dri...