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Main Authors: Bai, Ruoxin, Manton, N. S.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.02428
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author Bai, Ruoxin
Manton, N. S.
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Manton, N. S.
contents Building on the spatial wormhole geometry proposed by Manton and Dunajski, we develop a modified model for the Neon-20 nucleus that incorporates a repulsive Coulomb potential. This reduces the large threshold energy for cluster break-up in the original model and converts most bound states to resonances. We use generalized WKB methods to calculate the energies of bound states, and also the energies and widths of under-barrier and over-barrier resonances. The results align closely with experimental data for the 0_1^+ , 0_1^- and 0_4^+ rotational bands of Neon-20, including the large widths in the higher-nodal 0_4^+ band.
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spellingShingle Coulomb-Corrected Wormhole Model for Neon-20
Bai, Ruoxin
Manton, N. S.
Nuclear Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
Building on the spatial wormhole geometry proposed by Manton and Dunajski, we develop a modified model for the Neon-20 nucleus that incorporates a repulsive Coulomb potential. This reduces the large threshold energy for cluster break-up in the original model and converts most bound states to resonances. We use generalized WKB methods to calculate the energies of bound states, and also the energies and widths of under-barrier and over-barrier resonances. The results align closely with experimental data for the 0_1^+ , 0_1^- and 0_4^+ rotational bands of Neon-20, including the large widths in the higher-nodal 0_4^+ band.
title Coulomb-Corrected Wormhole Model for Neon-20
topic Nuclear Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.02428