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FIZIKA B 12 (2003) 1, 51 - 60
 
SUPERHEAVY NUCLEI AND BEYOND: HYPERMATTER AND ANTIMATTER
WALTER GREINER
Institut für Theoretische Physik, J. W. Goethe-Universität,
D-60054 Frankfurt, Germany
Received 16 August 2002; revised manuscript received
18 January 2003
Accepted 17 February 2003 Online 20 September 2003
The extension of the periodic system into various new areas is investigated.
Experiments for the synthesis of superheavy elements and the predictions of magic numbers
are reviewed. Further on, investigations on hypernuclei and the possible production of
antimatter-clusters in heavy-ion collisions are reported. Various versions of the meson
field theory serve as effective field theories at the basis of modern nuclear structure
and suggest structure in the vacuum which might be important for the production of hyper-
and antimatter.
PACS numbers: 21.10.Tg, 21.60.Jz, 21.80.+a, 24.10.Jv, 24.75.+i, 25.85.-w
UDC 539.17
Keywords: superheavy nuclei, cold-fission valleys, antimatter, strange matter, meson
field theory
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