A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics · Problem 10.15

Time-Independent Perturbations — John S. Townsend

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · nuclear-magic-numbers-harmonic-oscillator

Problem

Suppose that nucleons within the nucleus are presumed to move independently in a potential energy well in the form of an isotropic harmonic oscillator. What are the first five nuclear ``magic numbers'' within such a model?

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