I was going to ask you about your previous post mentioning momentum…if there’s a simple explanation, why does that force the nucleus to split? Why couldn’t the proton just stick to the boron and give it a push, like a bullet hitting a block of clay?
I understand there will be energy that has to go somewhere…the clay heats, but the carbon could, as you say, emit a gamma.
(As I’m sure you can tell, my physics training only extends to a couple semesters.)
