 Nuclear binding energy (source code)

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= Nuclear binding energy
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The positive energy needed to separate a bound <atomic nucleus> into its constituent <protons> and <neutrons>. It is the mass defect times $c^2$. In a <Skyrmion model of a nucleus>, both separated nucleon masses and the multi-soliton state require a consistent quantization and calibration.

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