Nuclear shape coexistence is the phenomenon in which distinct shapes occur within the
same nucleus and at a similar energy. In this work, we provide an overview of the …

Shape coexistence in nuclei appears to be unique in the realm of finite many-body quantum
systems. It differs from the various geometrical arrangements that sometimes occur in a …

The main purpose of the present manuscript is to review the structural evolution along the
isotonic and isotopic chains around the “traditional” magic numbers 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 and …

Applications of the nuclear shell model to nuclei out to the proton and neutron drip lines are
presented. The assumptions and hamiltonians for the mean-field and shell-model …

The structure of neutron-rich nuclei in the N∼ 20 region is studied by the Monte Carlo shell
model based on the quantum Monte Carlo diagonalization method. We present a …

The development, present status and future perspectives of the Monte Carlo shell model are
discussed. The development and limitation of the conventional shell model calculations are …

The energies of the excited states in very neutron-rich S 42 i and P 41, 43 have been
measured using in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy from the fragmentation of secondary beams of …

In this review, we describe the experimental facilities and methods which make it possible to
produce and measure the properties of the extreme neutron-rich nuclei. We then develop …

The N= 20 and N= 28 “islands of inversion” are described by large scale shell model
calculations with an extension of the interaction SDPF-U that makes it possible to mix …

The rapid neutron-capture process (r-process) encounters unstable nuclei far from β-
stability. Therefore its observable features, like the abundances, witness (still uncertain) …