A consistent description of the nuclear α-decay process
The essential features of a new theory of α decay and the need for such a theory are reviewed. An approximate relationship between half life and α-particle energy is deduced and checked for the decay of even polonium isotopes. Detailed calculations of one-body widths and spectroscopic factors for the polonium decays are presented and the implications of the results are discussed. It is also shown that the result for the α decay of 212Po is consistent with the reverse α-transfer reaction.
Phenomenological estimate of the α-particle stability of superheavy nuclei in the Z = 126 region
Abstract Prospects for the α -particle stability of nuclei in the Z = 126 region are considered phenomenologically. It is suggested that nuclei with lifetimes greater than 10 8 years may exist, and that their α -particle energies should lie in the range 7.0–7.5 MeV.
FURUTA INEQUALITY AND ITS RELATED TOPICS
This article is devoted to a brief survey of Furuta inequality and its related topics. It consists of 4 sections: 1. From Lowner-Heinz inequality to Furuta inequality, 2. Ando-Hiai inequality, 3. Grand Furuta inequality, and 4. Chaotic order.