Abstract
The decay of the standard abundance distribution of elements in the Universe for heavy elements has well-known maxima near magic numbers of the nuclear shell model and deep minima in between. Combining the maxima as a generation probability on the proton number Z of the nuclides, a Boltzmann probability shows decay N(Z)=N?exp(-Z/Z?). The result of Z?=10 has consequences on the foundation of the magic numbers, on the quark structure of the shell, and determines new higher magic numbers.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Applied Sciences |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- magic numbers
- standard abundance distribution
- Boltzmann probability