GLOBAL NUCLEAR STRUCTURE ASPECTS OF TENSOR INTERACTION.

A direct fit of the isoscalar spin-orbit and both isoscalar and isovector tensor coupling constants to the f_5/2 - f_7/2 SO splittings in ⁴⁰Ca, ⁵⁶Ni, and ⁴⁸Ca requires (i) a significant reduction of the standard isoscalar spin-orbit strength and (ii) strong attractive tensor coupling constants. The aim of this paper is to address the consequences of these strong attractive tensor and weak spin-orbit fields on total binding energies, two-neutron separation energies and nuclear deformability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]