Mainstream Nuclear Physics
Coulomb Barrier
Electrostatic repulsion between positively charged atomic nuclei that must be overcome for nuclear fusion to occur
Scientists / Papers
Ernest Rutherford
Theories Citing This Reference (2)
Fusion Reactions
Use of relativistic effects to overcome the Coulomb barrier and achieve fusion.
Spin-Aligned Cold Fusion
The hypothesis that aligning the quantum spin of deuterium nuclei using magnetic fields lowers the Coulomb barrier, allowing fusion to occur at low temperatures without neutron radiation.