Understanding nuclear dynamics in the SD-pair shell model: From pre-vibration to collective rotation Bing-Cheng He, Si-Yao Zhang, Yu Zhang, Yan-An Luo, F. Pan and J. P. Draayer Eur. Phys. J. A, 55 8 (2019) 143 Published online: 30 August 2019 DOI: 10.1140/epja/i2019-12835-x