Application of the Hill-Wheeler Formula in Statistical Models of Nuclear Fission: A Statistical–Mechanical Approach Based on Similarities with Semiconductor Physics
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study proposes a novel theoretical approach to understanding the statistical–mechanical similarities between nuclear fission phenomena and semiconductor physics. Using the Hill–Wheeler formula as a quantum mechanical distribution function and establishing its correspondence with the Fermi–Dirac distribution function, we analyzed nuclear fission processes for nine nuclides (232Th, 233U, 235U, 238U, 237Np, 239Pu, 240Pu, 242Pu, 241Am) using JENDL-5.0 data.
Source: Entropy
DOI: 10.3390/e27030227
Author: Hirokazu Maruyama
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,137
OpenAlex ID: W4407877249