Semi-empirical Mass Formula

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In nuclear physics, the semi-empirical mass formula (SEMF), sometimes also called Weizsäcker's formula, is a formula used to approximate the mass and various other properties of an atomic nucleus. As the name suggests, it is partially based on theory and partly on empirical measurements; the theory is based on the liquid drop model, and can account for most of the terms in the formula, and gives rough estimates for the values of the coefficients. It was first formulated in 1935 by German physicist Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, and although refinements have been made to the coefficients over the years, the form of the formula remains the same today.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In nuclear physics, the semi-empirical mass formula (SEMF), sometimes also called Weizsäcker's formula, is a formula used to approximate the mass and various other properties of an atomic nucleus. As the name suggests, it is partially based on theory and partly on empirical measurements; the theory is based on the liquid drop model, and can account for most of the terms in the formula, and gives rough estimates for the values of the coefficients. It was first formulated in 1935 by German physicist Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, and although refinements have been made to the coefficients over the years, the form of the formula remains the same today.