Self-consistent methods for structure and production of heavy and superheavy nuclei

Self-consistent methods for the structure of heavy and superheavy nuclei are reviewed. The construction application energy-density functionals discussed. relationship between self-consistent microscopic-macroscopic approaches is considered on mean-field level. extraction single-particle potentials from functional described. isotopic dependence nucleon distributions its influence nucleus–nucleus interaction analyzed. As a new additional condition we introduce that must describe heights Coulomb barriers in potentials, thus imposing constraints properties at low matter densities. applied to quasiparticle structure, cluster radioactivity, fission heaviest nuclei. These used predict probabilities $$\beta $$ -delayed multi-neutron emission half-lives -decays electron captures predicted estimate production cross-sections complete fusion reactions.