Bohr-Wheeler theory of fission

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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