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Asymmetric Nuclear Fission and the Liquid Drop Model

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IN a previous article1 we directed attention to the resemblance between curves representing the division of electrically charged liquid drops and mass yield curves for nuclear fission.

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RYCE, S. Asymmetric Nuclear Fission and the Liquid Drop Model. Nature 209, 1343–1344 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2091343c0

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