Spinodal multifragmentation in nuclear physics is reviewed. Considering first spinodal
instability within the general framework of thermodynamics, we discuss the intimate …

The boundary between the grazing deep inelastic collisions and the quasi-fission or fusion
reactions is studied though classical, semiclassical and WKB approximations. Although …

▪ Abstract A mesoscopic system with strong interaction between constituents, the atomic
nucleus is a good candidate for studying the manifestations of quantum chaos. Recent …

A microscopic model of grazing collisions based on well-known form factors for single-
particle transfer gives a comprehensive description of the distribution of mass and charge …

We discuss the relevance of chaotic scattering in heavy-ion reactions at energies around the
Coulomb barrier. A model in two and three dimensions which takes into account rotational …

The anomalous diffusion is found for peripheral collision of atomic nuclei described in the
framework of the molecular dynamics. Similarly as for chaotic billiards, the long free paths …

The semiclassical approach has proven to be a most valuable tool for the construction of the
scattering matrix and accurate evaluation of cross sections in a large variety of heavy-ion …

Stochastic differential equations with the deterministic, algebraically correlated noise are
solved for a few model problems. The chaotic force with both exponential and algebraic …

In this work we perform an analysis of the onset of chaos in mean-field dynamics in the
presence of volume instabilities. As a main finding, we show that the mean-field evolution …

Angular distributions for the elastic and inelastic scattering in the 16O+ 28Si system have
been measured in two energy regions, one close to the Coulomb barrier and the other well …