Physicists Stunned: Lead-208’s Shape Just Broke a Fundamental Rule of Nuclear Physics For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a “doubly magic” and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical. However, groundbreaking new research has shattered this assumption, revealing...

Physicists Stunned: Lead-208’s Shape Just Broke a Fundamental Rule of Nuclear Physics #Science #Physics #NuclearPhysics #Lead208 #PhysicsNews

Unexpected shape of lead-208 nucleus prompts reevaluation of atomic nuclei models An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey's Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb) is perfectly spheric...

Unexpected shape of lead-208 nucleus prompts reevaluation of atomic nuclei models
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