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Atomic nuclei are extended objects (Fig. 7.1), like the neutrons and protons of which they are made: we can measure their size, while fundamental particles, like electrons and quarks, behave as point-like objects.
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After Hans Bethe (1906–2005) and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, (1912–2007). Both were from Germany, Bethe moved to Manchester, Bristol (UK) and later to Cornell, USA, because of racial laws.
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D’Auria, S. (2018). Introduction to Nuclear Physics. In: Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93855-4_7
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