Local and Nonlocal Liquid Drop Models

Abstract

We consider some extensions of Gamow's liquid drop model for an atomic nucleus. We present a review of the classical model and then we illustrate some recent developments on a nonlocal variant, where the perimeter term is replaced by the fractional perimeter.

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