Shape coexistence in doubly even nuclei is reviewed. Two main theoretical approaches are
presented. The first is essentially the shell model with the excitation of pairs of protons …

The concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking is applied to the rotating mean field of
nuclei. The description is based on the tilted-axis cranking model, which takes into account …

A method of calculating high-spin states of nuclei within the cranked Nilsson-Strutinsky
framework is presented and discussed in some detail. With this method, various high-spin …

The yrast spectra of the nuclides 68≦ Z≦ 70, 89≦ N≦ 99 are analysed in terms of
quasiparticle configurations in a deformed field rotating with the frequency ω. The excitation …

Theoretical physics has become a many-faceted science. For the young student it is difficult
enough to cope with the overwhelming amount of new scientific material that has to be …

A cranked modified-oscillator model (with triaxial shape coordinates ϵ and γ) is used to
study the nuclear potential-energy surface (based on a Strutinsky type of shell correction …

One of the most interesting features of nuclei is the process by which specific configurations,
manifest as collective rotational bands at intermediate spin values, gradually lose their …

The structure of superdeformed rotational bands recently discovered around 152Dy is
discussed within the deformed shell model based on an average Woods-Saxon potential …

A description of high-spin phenomena in atomic nuclei is presented from both the
experimental and theoretical points of view. The characteristic features of collective nuclear …

This book brings together various aspects of the nuclear fission phenomenon discovered by
Hahn, Strassmann and Meitner almost 70 years ago. Beginning with an historical …