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Decay - the half-life and tunnelling

nuclear

Unstable nuclei decay exponentially (sealed); alpha decay is quantum tunnelling through the barrier.

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WIT.codex.FCT/decay-the-half-life-and-tunnelling/REF.WITNESSED@narrow-highway

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part of → Nuclear physics — binding, decay, and the strong force — a pillar (Decay - the half-life and tunnelling)
connects at → Quantum mechanics — the quantum and its limits — alpha decay is quantum tunnelling; decay is probabilistic