[Phys-l] Is the Gamow; Bohr-Weizsäcker model passé?

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

I include Gamow because:

Mr Tompkins and the Chinese whispers - 08 July 1995 - New Scientist


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Ignoring the question, would charging a drop (water?) cause it to fission or would it alpha decay?  Also could one "shoot"  a small drop at a large one and induce fission?

The reason I ask is, as those who have "looked" at my recent post know, a friend photographs drop collisions.  All are of ~ equal size and the result is "splat".  Perhaps a small drop would induce fission instead. (?)

bc