Bohr-Wheeler theory of fission

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Bohr-Wheeler theory of fission [¦bȯr ¦wēl·ər ′thē·ə·rē əv ′fish·ən]

(nuclear physics)

A theory accounting for the stability of a nucleus against fission by treating it as a droplet of incompressible and uniformly charged liquid endowed with surface tension.

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