Shape Deformations in Atomic Nuclei
arXiv:1107.5248 · doi:10.4249/scholarpedia.10693
Abstract
The ground states of some nuclei are described by densities and mean fields that are spherical, while others are deformed. The existence of non-spherical shape in nuclei represents a spontaneous symmetry breaking.
20 pages, 10 figures, submitted to scholarpedia