Steven,
>>>1) What force originally placed the current energy in the atoms in their current form?
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>>The "strong" force.
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>>>2) What force is holding them together now?
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>>The "strong" force.
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>>Physicists consider there are four basic forces in nature: gravitation, the "strong" force, the "weak" force, and the electric/magnetic forces.
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>>The "strong" force holds protons together - at a short distance, this force is stronger than the repulsive electrostatic force.
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>>At longer distances, it seems that this force has no influence.
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>>Hilmar.
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>Cool Hilmar!
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> So are you familiar with the 'unfolding of the space-time continuum', '10 to the 40th' and all that too?
Is this related to the notion that gravity or some other 'force' is faster than light?
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>Steven-
Best,
DD
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