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Manfred comments on [Transcript] Richard Feynman on Why Questions - Less Wrong Discussion

61 Post author: Grognor 08 January 2012 07:01PM

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Comment author: Manfred 09 January 2012 07:28:41AM *  2 points [-]

It's mostly this stuff. Dispersion forces involve both pauli exclusion and the electric force, working in sweet harmony. Which is the one that actually pushes the heavy nuclei around and stops your hand? The electric force.