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Ok, I am a fusion physicist, but I still don't know what the strict criterion is for calling a nuclear reaction a fusion reaction. Yes, it's a collision between two nuclei that results in a bigger nucleus. But, then [itex]^{11}B + ^{1}H \rightarrow 3 \alpha[/itex] is usually called a fusion reaction. Isn't it more like fission?
Is it called fusion because most of the energy released comes from the low binding energy of hydrogen-1?
Is it called fusion because most of the energy released comes from the low binding energy of hydrogen-1?