Nuclear shape coexistence is the phenomenon in which distinct shapes occur within the
same nucleus and at a similar energy. In this work, we provide an overview of the …

This review examines the tendency of light nuclei to exhibit clustering, where correlations
between nucleons result in the formation of precipitates, typically α particles. The …

Shape coexistence in nuclei appears to be unique in the realm of finite many-body quantum
systems. It differs from the various geometrical arrangements that sometimes occur in a …

The main purpose of the present manuscript is to review the structural evolution along the
isotonic and isotopic chains around the “traditional” magic numbers 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 and …

Covariant density functional theory is a modern theoretical tool for the description of nuclear
structure phenomena. The current investigation aims at the global assessment of the …

The subject of clustering has a lineage which runs throughout the history of nuclear physics.
Its attraction is the simplification of the often uncorrelated behaviour of independent particles …

Nucleonic matter displays a quantum-liquid structure, but in some cases finite nuclei behave
like molecules composed of clusters of protons and neutrons. Clustering is a recurrent …

Recent developments of physics of nuclear clustering are discussed. Our discussions are
mostly focussed on structural problems because the characteristic feature of the recent …

Abstract Structure and reaction studies using the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics
(AMD) method are reviewed. Applications of time-independent and time-dependent versions …

The advent and intensive use of new detector technologies as well as radioactive ion beam
facilities have opened up possibilities to investigate alpha, proton and cluster decays of …