The nuclear-physics landscape has been redesigned as a sequence of effective field
theories (EFTs) connected to the standard model through symmetries and lattice simulations …

This review examines the tendency of light nuclei to exhibit clustering, where correlations
between nucleons result in the formation of precipitates, typically α particles. The …

Shape coexistence in nuclei appears to be unique in the realm of finite many-body quantum
systems. It differs from the various geometrical arrangements that sometimes occur in a …

The creation of carbon and oxygen in our Universe is one of the forefront questions in
nuclear astrophysics. The determination of the abundance of these elements is key to our …

The surface of neutron-rich heavy nuclei, with a neutron skin created by excess neutrons,
provides an important terrestrial model system to study dilute neutron-rich matter. By using …

A long-standing crucial question with atomic nuclei is whether or not α clustering occurs
there. An α particle (helium-4 nucleus) comprises two protons and two neutrons, and may be …

A new α-cluster wave function is proposed which is of the α-particle condensate type.
Applications to 12 C and 16 O show that states of low density close to the 3 and 4 α-particle …

Clustering has long been known to be influential in the structure of ground and excited
states of N= Z nuclei. States close to the decay thresholds are of particular interest, as …

Bound states of double-heavy tetraquarks are studied in a constituent quark model. Two
bound states are found for isospin and spin-parity I (JP)= 0 (1+) in the bbu¯ d¯ channel. One …

The past three decades have witnessed the emergence of exotic structures and dynamics in
weakly bound unstable nuclei located in the rapidly expanding nuclear chart. Examples …