What can be learned from binding energy differences about nuclear structure: the example of delta V_{pn}

Michael Bender, Paul-Henri Heenen

We perform an analysis of a binding energy difference called delta V_{pn}(N,Z) =- 1/4(E(Z,N)-E(Z,N-2)-E(Z-2,N)+ E(Z-2,N-2) in the framework of a realistic nuclear model. Using the…