Posted by Lee on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 8:09pm.
escape is through surface, proportional to length squared
volume generating neutrons is proportional to length cubed
so
ratio of escape to generation is proportional to 1/length, goes down as length goes up.
This is why babies get cold in cold weather or hot in hot weather quicker than adults.
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