semi-empirical mass formula

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear physics formula
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bethe–Weizsäcker_formula
gptkbp:appliesTo atomic nuclei
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:liquid_drop_model
gptkbp:component Coulomb term
asymmetry term
pairing term
surface term
volume term
gptkbp:describes binding energy of atomic nuclei
gptkbp:explains nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
nuclear binding energy curve
gptkbp:field gptkb:theoretical_physics
nuclear physics
gptkbp:form B(A,Z) = a_vA - a_sA^{2/3} - a_cZ(Z-1)/A^{1/3} - a_a(A-2Z)^2/A + δ(A,Z)
gptkbp:formulaType empirical formula
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label semi-empirical mass formula
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_von_Weizsäcker
gptkb:Hans_Bethe
gptkbp:relatedTo nuclear shell model
gptkbp:usedFor estimating nuclear masses
predicting nuclear stability
gptkbp:yearProposed 1935
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bethe–Weizsäcker_formula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4