Status of Alpha-Particle Condensate Structure of the Hoyle State
arXiv:1702.04591 · doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.89.011002
Abstract
The present understanding of the structure of the Hoyle state in 12C is reviewed. Most of the theoretical approaches to the Hoyle state are shortly summarized. The corresponding results are analyzed with respect to whether they give evidence to the alpha particle condensation structure of the Hoyle state (and other Hoyle-like states in heavier self-conjugate nuclei) or not.
Colloquium article