The De Broglie-wavelength of the particles in the atomic core must be approximately
of the same size as the core diameter, because the particle is limited to the space
of the atomic core. In case of the oxygen core considered above, the wavelength
is therefore
With
for the velocity
v
of the core particles follows:
Thus, the particles in the atomic core move with a fifth of the velocity of
light! This can be attributed to the small dimension of the core. The smaller a
formation is, the bigger are, according to the de-Broglie-relation
the impulses of the particles contained in it. The atomic core is therefore
not a static order of proton and neutrons at all, but a very dynamic formation
in which the particles are whirling confusedly around.
