Gamow 1928 / Gurney-Condon 1928: alpha-decay rate = quantum-tunneling exp(-G) through Coulomb barrier; explains 24-orders-of-magnitude span in half-lives; first quantum-tunneling success.
Gamow 1928 / Gurney-Condon 1928: alpha-decay rate = quantum-tunneling exp(-G) through Coulomb barrier; explains 24-orders-of-magnitude span in half-lives; first quantum-tunneling success.