Lead-208 exhibited a prolate deformation, which meant that it lengthened in the direction of its poles (as opposed to oblate ... that appears to be a perfect sphere is not rigid, and therefore ...

Lead-208 exhibited a prolate deformation, which meant that it lengthened in the direction of its poles (as opposed to oblate, or flattened at the poles ... Even a nucleus that appears to be a perfect ...

By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist In case you forgot, Pi Day is Friday, March 14 — a celebration of one of the most important numbers in our universe: 3.14159.  Pi is the ratio ...

Far from the perfect sphere physicists from the University of Surrey expected ... And, the researchers say, they don't know why it's an oblate spheroid. It's a discovery that suggests there may be ...

This should be noted and with grave importance- Earth is not flat. It is not a perfect sphere either. It is an irregularly shaped ellipsoid. More accurately, it is an oblate spheroid, which means it ...