Properties of Light Nuclei Near Drip-lines in the Relativistic Mean-Field Theory

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• The relativistic mean-field (RMF) formalism

  • The RMF equations

  • Properties of mesons and the choice of parameter sets

• Structural properties of light nuclei

  • Binding energies

  • Neutron-/proton drip-lines and neutron-/proton separation energies

  • Nuclear radii and isotope shifts

  • Nuclear deformations

  • Shell structures

  • Shape coexistence

  • Role of pairing strength

• Nuclear structure under extreme conditions- Some new physical phenomena

  • Neutron skin (halo) in drip-line nuclei

  • Proton skin (halo) in⁸B nucleus

  • “Island of Inversion” in neutron-rich Ne, Na and Mg nuclei

  • Rapid proton capture path near A ≈ 70 region

• Summary and conclusions

• Acknowledgments

• References