Binding energy and stability of heavy and superheavy nuclei

TL;DR

This paper reviews three methods for describing the binding energy of superheavy nuclei, focusing on global mass formulas, local shell effects, and beta-stability considerations.

Contribution

It compares and discusses three different approaches for modeling the binding energy of superheavy nuclei, highlighting their applications and limitations.

Findings

Global mass formulas provide a broad overview of binding energies.

Local shell effects significantly influence nuclear stability.

Beta-stability line considerations are crucial for nuclei near magic numbers.

Abstract

Three different ways for description of binding energy of superheavy nuclei are discussed. First, one can consider superheavy nuclei as a part of a whole system of nuclei for which a global mass formula is found. Another way is the detailed local description of energy of superheavy nuclei taking into account the effects of shells and subshells. The third way of description, applied for nuclei in the region limited by principal magic numbers, is attached to the beta-stability line.