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What is the frequency of protons and neutrons swapping due to pion exchange in atomic nuclei?

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I have been trying to find an answer to this, but not coming up with anything.

I know it is not the most important thing, and perhaps even a simplistic question to ask.

But anyone have an answer?

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I did the math and with a femtometer distance between nucleons it can't be faster than yoctoseconds, 10^-24 seconds.
 
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Your question assumes a falsehood—either that or a distorted meaning divergent to what is actually put to wording. They don’t exchange. So, no frequency. There are exchanges, but the protons and neutrons are not exchanged.

It sounds to me you’re interested in the frequency of whatever pion exchanges that do occur in the nucleus where the protons and neutrons reside. 26 nanoseconds?
 
Darn, I totally got dyslexic or something with the gif and the wikipedia article.

The protons and neutrons remain as such, but exchange pions. Pions with a different color charge than the receiving nucleon contains as the "real" quark?
 
Wait, so do these two following events happen between a proton and a neutron in a nucleus?

1.) Exchange from what was initially a proton of a positive pion (up quark, antidown quark) to what was initially a neutron?

2.) Exchange from what was initially a neutron of a negative pion (antiup quark, down quark) to what was initially a proton?
 
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