Neutrons are not Fundamental Particles

Standard textbook physics tells us that neutrons are fundamental particles. However, it’s well known that such particles cannot exist outside of atomic nuclei for more than 15 minutes before they decay into a proton, an electron and a neutrino.

That’s the behavior of an assembly falling apart, rather than what we’d expect from something truly fundamental. Yet the idea that neutrons are fundamental persists.

Collapse

However, in the theory presented here, neutrons are most definitely not fundamental. Because if they were, they would collapse due to lack of internal electric repulsion.

Only charged particles, such as protons and electrons can stay inflated.

This is based on the assumption that particles of inertial matter are hollow, and that it is the repelling electrical force inside of them that keeps them from collapsing.

This requires the walls on the inside of particles to be electrically charged.

But if neutrons are fundamental, and not merely assemblies of a proton and an electron, their internal walls would be neutral. There would be no internal electric repulsion.

So, they would collapse even before they were properly formed.

Conclusion

Not only do we have free neutron decay as experimental proof that neutrons are composite particles. We also have theoretical reasons to believe so. Because fundamental particles of inertial matter must be charge in order to be stable.

That’s according to the theory presented here.

So, neutrons are not fundamental particles. They are assemblies of one proton and one electron.