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Geometrical structures of low-energy states in the \({}^{12}\)C nucleus are investigated using density distributions obtained from three \(\alpha \)-particle wave functions calculated for a set of phenomenological \(2\alpha \)- and \(3\alpha \) potentials by Faddeev technique. Calculated shapes of triangles that three \(\alpha \)-particles form are classified to either an equilateral triangle, an isosceles triangle, or a mixture of these with various sizes, which may characterize the excitation mechanism of the states
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Ishikawa, S. Structure of Resonance States in Three-Alpha Systems. Few-Body Syst 65, 50 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-024-01922-4
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