Superdeformation: Perspectives and prospects

Abstract

We present a review of the mean-field approaches describing superdeformed states, which are currently used and/or being developed. As an example, we discuss in more details the properties of superdeformed A~60 nuclei, and present results of calculations for the rotational band in the doubly magic superdeformed nucleus 32S.

Comments: 12 pages, 5 EPS figures included, uses aipproc2.sty and epsf.sty. Invited talk at the NS98 conference, Gatlinburg, August 1998