Gamow factor (tunneling)

Layer 1 — Physicsin the nuclear-physics subtree

Exponential suppression of charged-particle fusion rates by Coulomb-barrier tunnelling: P ∝ exp(−2πη), η = Z_1 Z_2 e² / (ℏ v). Controls stellar nucleosynthesis.

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