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Quantum tunnelling helps explain how stars produce energy.

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Fusion in stars needs quantum tunnelling: particles that classically 'shouldn't' meet occasionally pass through the barrier — a subatomic trick that lights the Sun.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Kuantum tünelleme, yıldızların nasıl enerji ürettiğini açıklayan temel süreçlerden biridir.

Yıldızlardaki kaynaşma, kuantum tünellemeye ihtiyaç duyar: Klasik olarak 'buluşmaması gereken' parçacıklar ara sıra engelin içinden geçer — Güneş'i yakan, atom altı bir hile.

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