J. -P. Ebran, E. Khan, T. Niksic, D. Vretenar
We analyze the emergence of various structures in nucleonic matter, such as crystal, clusters, liquid drops and haloes. The formation of clusters indicates that nuclei behave like a Fermi liquid close to the liquid to solid transition. The relevant parameter is the ratio of the dispersion of the single-nucleon wave functions in the nucleus to the inter-nucleon distance. We also discuss the relationship between cluster states in nuclei and the pasta phase in the crust of neutron stars, as a transitional state between a Fermi liquid and a crystal. Haloes and clusters exhibit opposite features with respect to nucleonic localization.
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1207.7277
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