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* Shell models of the atom and nucleus - Coulomb potentials - Yukawa potentials - neutron absorption and scattering | * Shell models of the atom and nucleus - Coulomb potentials - Yukawa potentials - neutron absorption and scattering | ||
* Electodynamics - strong nuclear force - weak nuclear force - quantum tunneling | * Electodynamics - strong nuclear force - weak nuclear force - quantum tunneling | ||
** Thermal neutrons can't classically cross Coulomb repulsions, but tunneling permits π-induced fission | ** Thermal neutrons can't classically cross Coulomb repulsions, but tunneling permits π-induced fission (π = pion, aka any of 3 π-mesons) | ||
* Stable and unstable isotopes - half-life / expected time to decay | * Stable and unstable isotopes - half-life / expected time to decay | ||
* Radiations (alpha, beta, gamma) - transmutations (there are many!) | * Radiations (alpha, beta, gamma) - transmutations (there are many!) | ||
