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The Island of Stability

Feb 24, 201825 min
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Randy tells Jim about the island of stability: a theoretically predicted oasis of stable nuclear isotopes that researchers keep getting nearer and nearer to discovering. Randy and Jim talk about what they are, how researchers are trying to produce the isotopes, and the theoretical methods that predict their existence.

Show Notes: http://frontiers.physicsfm.com/24
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