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Open Problems in Understanding the Nuclear Chirality

Nuclear Theory 2015-05-18 v1

Abstract

Open problems in the interpretation of the observed pair of near degenerate ΔI=1\Delta I = 1 bands with the same parity as the chiral doublet bands are discussed. The ambiguities for the existing fingerprints of the chirality in atomic nuclei and problems in existing theory are discussed, including the description of quantum tunneling in the mean field approximation as well as the deformation, core polarization and configuration of particle rotor model (PRM). Future developments of the theoretical approach are prospected.

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@article{arxiv.1002.0907,
  title  = {Open Problems in Understanding the Nuclear Chirality},
  author = {Jie Meng and S. Q. Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.0907},
  year   = {2015}
}

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13 pages, 1 figures. Contribution to the "Focus issue on Open Problems in Nuclear Structure", Journal of Physics G

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