The restoration of Wigner’s SU(4)-symmetry in the superheavy nucleus and its correlation with the problem “island of stability”, or does the “island of stability” exist?

Abstract

This paper reviews the history and stages of experimental verification of the hypothesis of Wigner’s spin–isospin SU(4)-symmetry restoration in the field of heavy atomic nuclei and its implications on hypothesis of the “island of stability”. Energies of [Formula: see text]-decay of a number of [Formula: see text]-chains of new superheavy nuclei were calculated based on Wigner’s mass formula without contribution of spin–orbit interaction that correspond to the restoration of Wigner’s spin–isospin symmetry. Calculated energies of the [Formula: see text]-decay fit the experimental data better than other theoretical approaches. It is concluded that there is a need to continue theoretical research of the “island of stability” taking into account mechanisms of restoration of Wigner’s spin–isospin SU(4)-symmetry.