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Clustering in Light Nuclei; from the Stable to the Exotic

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The Euroschool on Exotic Beams, Vol. IV

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 879))

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One of the greatest challenges in nuclear science is the understanding of the structure of light nuclei both from an experimental and theoretical perspective. The theoretical frontier involves developing models that possess interactions that are either grown from QCD or a detailed understanding of the nucleon-nucleon interaction—ab initio or ab initio motivated approaches. Experimentally it is known that the structure of light nuclei is dominated by correlations and clusters. It is the intention of this review to unpick the present understanding the factors behind the emergence of clustering and the experimental evidence base. A range of models from the basic to the sophisticated, from harmonic oscillator to Chiral Effective Field theory are explored and key systems in which clustering plays a driving role are examined—most notably 12C. The evolution of clustering from stability to the drip-lines is described.

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Freer, M. (2014). Clustering in Light Nuclei; from the Stable to the Exotic. In: Scheidenberger, C., Pfützner, M. (eds) The Euroschool on Exotic Beams, Vol. IV. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 879. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45141-6_1

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