Coulomb barrier
English
Noun
Coulomb
barrier
(
plural
Coulomb barriers
)
(
physics
)
the barrier between two
atomic
nuclei
, due to
Coulomb repulsion
, that has to be overcome for
nuclear fusion
to proceed
See also
Coulomb's constant
Coulomb's law
Coulomb attraction
Coulomb blockade
Coulomb collision
Coulomb explosion
Coulomb force
Coulomb gauge
Coulomb repulsion
coulometer
coulometric
coulometry