Nuclear Clustering and Interactions Between Nucleons
Abstract
Nuclear mass data provide EMPIRICAL evidence of: 1. Clustering of nucleons; 2. Attractive n-p interactions; and 3. Repulsive but symmetric n-n and p-p interactions after correcting for the repulsive Coulomb interactions between positive nuclear charges. These findings suggest a possible source of energy in neutron stars, in stars which formed on them, and demonstrate the need for a Theoretical understanding of 1. Interactions between nucleons; 2. Clustering of nucleons; and 3. Neutron-emission by penetration of the gravitational barrier surrounding a neutron star.
Cite
@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0412073,
title = {Nuclear Clustering and Interactions Between Nucleons},
author = {O. Manuel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0412073},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
7 pages, 5 figures, Invited Plenary Lecture, Sixth International Workshop on Quantum Field Theory Under The Influence Of External Conditions (Kim Milton, editor/organizer) University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA, 15-19 Sept 2003