Abstract
It is shown that the anomalously large double binding energy differences for even-even nuclei are a consequence of Wigner's SU(4) symmetry. These, and similar quantities for odd-mass and odd-odd nuclei, provide a simple and distinct signature of this symmetry in nuclei.
- Received 21 December 1994
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.4607
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