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ASYMMETRY ENERGY [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
DEF

An energy associated with the Pauli exclusion principle.

OBS

If it wasn't for the Coulomb energy, the most stable form of nuclear matter would have N=Z, since unequal values of N and Z imply filling higher energy levels for one type of particle, while leaving lower energy levels vacant for the other type.

Key term(s)
  •  Pauli’s energy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
DEF

Dans le modèle de la goutte liquide et d’une cellule de Weizsäcker, énergie représentant la tendance à la symétrie de composition protons-neutrons pour les noyaux comportant un nombre inégal de protons et de neutrons.

OBS

[L’énergie d’asymétrie] vient en déduction dans l’énergie de liaison.

Spanish

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