A4_5 Nuclear Explosion

Authors

  • Elsa Monget University of Leicester
  • Peter Millington-Hotze University of Leicester
  • Alex Blewitt University of Leicester
  • Josh Finn University of Leicester
  • Joshua Ford University of Leicester

Abstract

Nuclear atomic bombs release a large amount of energy when they explode (through uncontrolled fission). They go through a chain reaction where the splitting of uranium atoms induce further splitting. The aim of this paper was to calculate the amount of energy released if all the nuclear bombs in the world were to explode together. We found a lower boundary of 2.586×10^19 J would be released, assuming that every warhead is involved in the same continuous chain reaction.

Author Biographies

Elsa Monget, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Peter Millington-Hotze, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Alex Blewitt, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Josh Finn, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Joshua Ford, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

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Published

01-11-2019

How to Cite

Monget, E., Millington-Hotze, P., Blewitt, A., Finn, J., & Ford, J. (2019). A4_5 Nuclear Explosion. Physics Special Topics, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3321

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles