Abstract
Abstract In an atomic nucleus three of the four basic forces manifest themselves: the strong force between the nucleons determines the nuclear structure, while the weak force leads to beta decay and the electromagnetic force rules over the decay of the nucleus in an excited state to the stable ground state. The nuclear domain differs from many other physical systems, since typically only a few tens of nucleons participate in collective motion. Therefore, thenucleus is aunique laboratory in which the interplay of single particle motion and collective many-body correlations can be probed and the attendant finite body phase transitions (e.g., in shape) will exhibit dramatic fluctuations absent from an atomic environment. These aspects make the study of the atomic nucleus a fascinating, yet challenging, pursuit.
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