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Unexpected shapes of lead 208 nuclei encourage reevaluation of nuclear models

For ⟨0 +1 |, the mean (points) and confidence regions are the regions corresponding to 1σ (solid line) and 2σ (dotted line) | E3 | 3-1⟩ and ⟨3 −1 | E2 | 3 −1⟩Matrix elements (top), and ⟨0 +1 | E2 | 2 +1⟩ and ⟨2 +1 | E2 | 2 +1⟩Matrix elements (bottom). Credit: Physics Review Letter (2025). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.134.062502…