Wednesday, May 23, 2012

1107.5248 (Ikuko Hamamoto et al.)

Shape Deformations in Atomic Nuclei    [PDF]

Ikuko Hamamoto, Ben R. Mottelson
The ground states of some nuclei are described by densities and mean fields that are spherical, while others are deformed. The existence of non-spherical shape in nuclei represents a spontaneous symmetry breaking.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1107.5248

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