arXiv:2610.20550·v1·Nuclear Theory
Prospects for modelling odd and odd-odd nuclei using energy density functionals
A.V. Afanasjev · B. Bally · M. Bender · J. Bonnard · J. Dobaczewski · M. Kortelainen · K. Nomura · S. Péru · N. Pillet · L.M. Robledo · R. Rodr\'ıguez-Guzmán · W. Ryssens · W. Younes
Abstract
About half of particle-bound nuclei have an odd number of nucleons. About one quarter more are odd-odd, meaning they have an odd number of neutrons and an odd number of protons. In this context, it is about time to shift the 70-odd-year focus of theories using nuclear energy density functionals (EDFs) away from the remaining one-quarter of even-even nuclei. This White Paper aims to present open, unresolved problems and promising research directions in nuclear EDFs that were discussed during the 2024 ESNT workshop in Saclay, France, on ``The microscopic modelling of odd-mass and odd-odd nuclei''.
Comments: White Paper, 80 LaTeX pages, 21 figures, comments welcome