Abstract
The search for new elements and the study of their structure and decay properties has been in the forefront of nuclear physics for decades, especially since detailed theoretical predictions of the existence of superheavy elements (SHE) appeared in the mid 1960s. The heaviest elements offer a unique possibility to study the effective nuclear interaction because of the delicate interplay of attractive nuclear and disruptive Coulomb forces. Nuclides with proton number higher than 104 (rutherfordium, Rf) or so survive against fission only because of quantum effects that build up a fission barrier. The understanding of the structure of SHE is essential for the development of mean field theories that are used to predict nuclear properties far from stability.
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