Semi-empirical mass formula
Fórmula semiempírica de masas
- Date
- 1935 · confidence high
- Place
- Leipzig, Germany
- Credited to
- Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
Formula that approximates the mass of an atomic nucleus from its number of protons and neutrons, based on the liquid-drop model; formulated by Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker.
What it led to
- The liquid-drop model of the atomic nucleus
- Prediction of nuclear binding energy and fission
- The nuclear shell model (magic numbers)