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We critically review the present relativistic mean-field theory from the viewpoint of missing pions. We introduce the interesting experimental data on pionic states taken at RCNP. These data seem to suggest the occurrence of pion condensation in the nuclear surface. Qualitative discussion is made on the consequence of surface pion condensation on Gamow-Teller transitions and spin response functions and others. The radioactive ion beams are the tools of studying the unstable nuclei, which have extended nuclear surfaces. We shall start with radioactive ion beams the nuclear surface science, which includes the surface pion condensation as the important ingredient in addition to spin-orbit splitting and surface pairing.
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Received: 1 May 2001 / Accepted: 4 December 2001
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Toki, H. Relativistic many-body theory with radioactive ion beams: Surface pion condensation. Eur Phys J A 13, 177–180 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja1339-32
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epja1339-32