Semi-empirical mass (Weizsäcker) formula

Layer 1 — Physicsin the nuclear-physics subtree

B(A,Z) = a_V A - a_S A^(2/3) - a_C Z(Z-1)/A^(1/3) - a_A(N-Z)²/A ± δ/A^(1/2); ~1% accuracy; predicts valley of stability.

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