Abstract

The shell correction to the potential energy of heaviest nuclei is studied in a multidimensional deformation space. The correction is calculated at the saddle point of the nuclei and compared with that obtained at the equilibrium (ground state) point. Although generally much smaller than at the equilibrium point, the correction at the saddle point is still found to be large and significant. The analysis is performed within a macroscopic-microscopic approach.

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