Ab initio calculations of an atomic nucleus with 48 nucleons set a benchmark for computational nuclear physics and provide new insights into the properties of the atomic nucleus and strongly interacting matter.
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Watts, D. The skin of a nucleus. Nature Phys 12, 116–117 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3654
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