Bohr–Mottelson nuclear structure theory

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Bohr–Mottelson nuclear structure theory is a foundational theoretical framework in nuclear physics that explains the collective and single-particle behaviors of atomic nuclei, for which its creators received the Nobel Prize.

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instanceOf collective model of the nucleus ⓘ
nuclear physics theory ⓘ
nuclear structure model ⓘ
appliesTo atomic nuclei ⓘ
associatedWithPrize Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ
basedOn many-body theory ⓘ
quantum mechanics ⓘ
describes collective motion of atomic nuclei ⓘ
coupling between collective and single-particle degrees of freedom ⓘ
single-particle motion in atomic nuclei ⓘ
developedBy Aage Niels Bohr ⓘ
Ben Roy Mottelson ⓘ
James Rainwater ⓘ
field nuclear physics ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
focusesOn nuclear deformation ⓘ
nuclear energy levels ⓘ
nuclear excitations ⓘ
rotational spectra of nuclei ⓘ
vibrational spectra of nuclei ⓘ
includesConcept collective model ⓘ
nuclear deformation parameters ⓘ
particle-rotor model ⓘ
particle-vibration coupling ⓘ
quadrupole deformation ⓘ
rotational bands ⓘ
shell model ⓘ
vibrational bands ⓘ
influenced interacting boson model ⓘ
mean-field approaches in nuclear physics ⓘ
modern nuclear structure models ⓘ
language English ⓘ
namedAfter Aage Niels Bohr ⓘ
Ben Roy Mottelson ⓘ
nobelPrizeYear 1975 ⓘ
publicationForm monograph ⓘ
recognizedFor connection between collective and single-particle motion in nuclei ⓘ
description of rotational states in nuclei ⓘ
description of vibrational states in nuclei ⓘ
explanation of nuclear deformation ⓘ
relatedWork Nuclear Structure Volume I ⓘ
Nuclear Structure Volume II ⓘ
timePeriod mid 20th century ⓘ
usedFor analysis of even-even nuclei ⓘ
analysis of odd-mass nuclei ⓘ
classification of nuclear spectra ⓘ
interpretation of experimental nuclear data ⓘ
prediction of nuclear energy levels ⓘ

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Aage Niels Bohr → notableWork → Bohr–Mottelson nuclear structure theory ⓘ
Benjamin Roy Mottelson → notableWork → Nuclear Structure (with Aage Bohr) ⓘ
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