What is inside the nucleus? Why are some nuclei stable while others decay? Why are there different types of decay ( α , β and γ )? Why are nuclear decay energies so large? Pursuing natural questio...What is inside the nucleus? Why are some nuclei stable while others decay? Why are there different types of decay ( α , β and γ )? Why are nuclear decay energies so large? Pursuing natural questions like these has led to far more fundamental discoveries than you might imagine.
The simplest of the single particle models is the nuclear shell model. It is based on the observation that the nuclear mass formula, which describes the nuclear masses quite well on average, fails for...The simplest of the single particle models is the nuclear shell model. It is based on the observation that the nuclear mass formula, which describes the nuclear masses quite well on average, fails for certain “magic numbers”, i.e., for neutron number N=20, 28, 50, 82, 126 and proton number Z=20, 28, 50, 82.
