The Sun can’t work without Quantum Tunneling @ScienceAsylum

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The Sun's core is 15 million °C (27 million °F), which is hot enough to turn gas into a plasma. But thermodynamics isn't enough to explain nuclear fusion at those temperatures. It needs quantum tunneling!
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Nuclear Fusion Explained:
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Quantum Wave Functions:
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