 Symmetry energy (source code)

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= Symmetry energy
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= Nuclear symmetry energy
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<Nuclear symmetry energy> is the energy cost associated with proton-neutron imbalance in nuclear matter or finite <nuclei>. A finite-nucleus <semi-empirical mass formula> includes the positive asymmetry term $a_A(N-Z)^2/A$. The <Pauli exclusion principle> and strong-interaction dynamics both contribute.

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