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TL;DR: The purpose of this chapter is to review this “traditional” approach in the area of nuclear forces and their applications to nuclear structure.
Abstract: Nowadays it has become customary in nuclear physics to denote by “tradition” the approach that considers nucleons and mesons as the relevant degrees of freedom. It is the purpose of this chapter to review this “traditional” approach in the area of nuclear forces and their applications to nuclear structure.
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TL;DR: It is a primary and appealing gross property of atomic nuclei that, unlike many other quantum systems, they possess a central region of generally uniform density and a reasonably sharp nuclear surface as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: From the earliest days of nuclear physics (Rut 11, Rut 14), the spatial extent of atomic nuclei and the radial distribution of nuclear charge and matter have received considerable attention. One obvious reason for this interest is the role of spatial perception in the macroscopic world and the natural desire to order and characterize things by their sizes and shapes. Beyond this mere description, however, these are fundamental properties of any physical system. It is a primary and appealing gross property of atomic nuclei that, unlike many other quantum systems, they possess a central region of generally uniform density and a reasonably sharp nuclear surface. The central uniform density, or “saturation” property, has its origin in the Pauli principle and the short-range repulsion of nucleons. The sharpness of the nuclear surface is a direct consequence of the short range of the strong interaction.
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