Misleading vertical axis

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  • March 15, 2026 at 5:02 pm #6893
    drusse
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    The misleading aspect is that while the three graphs look visually similar, the vertical axis scale significantly decreases as l/d decreases. Consequently, as the nucleus becomes smaller, the absolute value of the quadrupole term decreases and becomes a negligible fraction of the total energy.

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