This article reviews how nuclear fission is described within nuclear density functional theory.
A distinction should be made between spontaneous fission, where half-lives are the main …

The rapid neutron capture or 'r process' of nucleosynthesis is believed to be responsible for
the production of approximately half the natural abundance of heavy elements found on the …

A new Skyrme-like energy density suitable for studies of strongly elongated nuclei was
determined in the framework of the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory using the recently …

Background: The mass, or binding energy, is the basis property of the atomic nucleus. It
determines its stability and reaction and decay rates. Quantifying the nuclear binding is …

We carry out state-of-the-art optimization of a nuclear energy density of Skyrme type in the
framework of the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory. The particle-hole and particle-particle …

The mass table in the deformed relativistic Hartree–Bogoliubov theory in continuum
(DRHBc) with the PC-PK1 density functional has been established for even-Z nuclei with 8≤ …

The region of heavy calcium isotopes forms the frontier of experimental and theoretical
nuclear structure research where the basic concepts of nuclear physics are put to stringent …

One of the most important global properties of the atomic nucleus is its size. Experimentally
determined nuclear charge radii carry unique information on the nuclear force and complex …

In spite of the high-density and strongly correlated nature of the atomic nucleus,
experimental and theoretical evidence suggests that around particular 'magic'numbers of …

This is an exciting time for the study of r-process nucleosynthesis. Recently, a neutron star
merger GW170817 was observed in extraordinary detail with gravitational waves and …