Could the static properties of nuclei be deduced from the dynamics of a single quark?

TL;DR

This paper proposes a model where the static properties of nuclei can be derived from the dynamics of a single quark in a mean field, linking nuclear characteristics to quark behavior.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach connecting nuclear static properties to single-quark dynamics within a mean field framework.

Findings

Nuclear sizes can be estimated using the model.

Magnetic moments of nuclei are reasonably predicted.

Two parameters effectively describe the model's outcomes.

Abstract

We show that the static properties of a nucleus could arise from a single quark moving in a mean field generated by all other constituents of this nucleus. The resulting model provides a way for determining the nuclear sizes characteristic of the liquid drop model, and reasonably accurate values of magnetic moments of different nuclei with the aid of two parameters $\alpha_s$ and $\sigma$ appearing in the Cornell potential intended for use in quarkonium physics.