In nuclear physics, "magic numbers" identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

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The letter originally in German was later translated into English by theoretical physicist Herbert Jehle, with help from ...

A hydrogen bomb could wipe out entire cities and kill hundreds to thousands of times more people than an atomic bomb, according to the University of Tennessee’s Institute for Nuclear Security.

Because E=MC², that leftover mass turns into energy, which fuels the nuclear explosion. Hydrogen atoms are the simplest in nature, which is why they're used for thermonuclear reactions and why ...

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