Shape phase transitions and critical-point phenomena in atomic nuclei

Nature Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 811-820

  Casten, R F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

QUANTUM THEORY;

CRITICAL POINT PHENOMENA; CRITICAL POINT SYMMETRY; DIFFERENT CLASS; EQUILIBRIUM SHAPE; LOW-LYING STATE; PROTON AND NEUTRON; QUANTUM PHASE TRANSITIONS; SHAPE PHASE TRANSITION;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 33845284270     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys451     Document Type: Article

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