Nuclear Binding and Half-Lives
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Scientific Paper | |
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Title | Nuclear Binding and Half-Lives |
Author(s) | David L Bergman |
Keywords | Validation, Quantum tunneling, Radioactivity, Strong and weak forces |
Published | 2002 |
Journal | Foundations of Science |
Volume | 5 |
Number | 3 |
No. of pages | 8 |
Abstract
Strong electromagnetic forces inside the atom hold its nucleus together. When the forces are barely strong enough, a particle may escape the nucleus. By modeling the nucleus according to the proposals of Lucas [1, 2] and Bergman [3, 4], researchers Boudreaux1 and Baxter2 have explained and predicted the time required for half the nuclei in specific isotopic species to undergo radioactive decay.