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nucl-th2011★ 25 cited
Shape Deformations in Atomic Nuclei
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…
nucl-th2009★ 49 cited
A further look at prolate dominance in nuclear deformation
Ikuko Hamamoto, Ben R. Mottelson
The observed almost complete dominance of prolate over oblate deformations in the ground states of deformed even-even nuclei is related to the splitting of high "surface" or…