Pairing in nuclear systems: from neutron stars to finite nuclei

• DOI: 10.1103/revmodphys.75.607
• Publication Date: 2003-04-24T00:56:02Z
• Authors: D. J. Dean; M. Hjorth-Jensen
• Keywords: Atomic nucleus; Nuclear Structure

This review treats several pairing-related phenomena in nuclear systems, ranging from superfluidity neutron stars to the gradual breaking of pairs finite nuclei. It focuses on links between many-body pairing, as it evolves underlying nucleon-nucleon interaction into experimental and theoretical manifestations infinite matter, pairing The nature pair correlations nuclei their potential impact structure experiments is discussed, recent evidence that suggests a connection phase transitions (or transformations) systems. Finally, article considers investigations ground-state properties random two-body interactions which plays minor role, although yield interesting such ${0}^{+}$ ground states even-even