[jeffreyH (OP)]

Is there any theory of gluon energy levels? I can find nothing on this subject.

[PmbPhy]

Is there any theory of gluon energy levels? I can find nothing on this subject.

What kind of energy are you talking about?

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluon the theoretical value of the rest energy of a gluon is zero (< 0.0002 eV/c² experimental limit). The kinetic energy varies of course. My understanding is that guons are free particles so that there is no potential energy or binding energy to speak of.

Does that help?

[jeffreyH (OP)]

Is there any theory of gluon energy levels? I can find nothing on this subject.

What kind of energy are you talking about?

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluon the theoretical value of the rest energy of a gluon is zero (< 0.0002 eV/c² experimental limit). The kinetic energy varies of course. My understanding is that guons are free particles so that there is no potential energy or binding energy to speak of.

Does that help?

I must have missed that because I looked at that wikipedia page. I hate gluons. I can see why the energy would be largely kinetic. It doesn't help. Thanks for pointing that out.

[PmbPhy]

I must have missed that because I looked at that wikipedia page. I hate gluons. I can see why the energy would be largely kinetic. It doesn't help. Thanks for pointing that out.

Let me get this straight. You're saying that it doesn't help?

[jeffreyH (OP)]

I must have missed that because I looked at that wikipedia page. I hate gluons. I can see why the energy would be largely kinetic. It doesn't help. Thanks for pointing that out.

Let me get this straight. You're saying that it doesn't help?

Well the information helps of course. It just doesn't fit with what I was thinking. I don't know enough yet. I always appreciate the help you give Pete so it is not about that.