Correlations in nuclear observables: Towards a synthesis of structural evolution

摘要

Global plots of simple nuclear observables reveal new correlations that are compact and universal. These correlations highlight the behavior of ''deviant'' nuclei, disclosing the presence of degrees of freedom not otherwise visible. Correlations of yrast energies show that nearly all nuclei fall into a tripartite classification of seniority, anharmonic vibrator and rotor regimes. These regimes are connected by rapidly evolving zones showing critical phase transitional behavior.