statistical model

…second group, called strong-interaction, or statistical models, the main assumption is that the protons and neutrons are mutually coupled to each other and behave cooperatively in a way that reflects the short-ranged strong nuclear force between them. The liquid-drop model and compound-nucleus model (qq.v.) are examples of this group.

…the scission point in a statistical-model approach. A model of this sort predicts that the system, in its random motions, will experience all possible configurations and so will have a greater probability of being in the region where the greatest number of such configurations (or states) is concentrated. The model…