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An algebraic approach to intertwined quantum phase transitions in the Zr isotopes

Nuclear Theory 2023-03-09 v1

Abstract

The algebraic framework of the interacting boson model with configuration mixing is employed to demonstrate the occurrence of intertwined quantum phase transitions (IQPTs) in the 40_{40}Zr isotopes with neutron number 52-70. The detailed quantum and classical analyses reveal a QPT of crossing normal and intruder configurations superimposed on a QPT of the intruder configuration from U(5) to SU(3) and a crossover from SU(3) to SO(6) dynamical symmetries.

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@article{arxiv.2303.04492,
  title  = {An algebraic approach to intertwined quantum phase transitions in the Zr isotopes},
  author = {N. Gavrielov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.04492},
  year   = {2023}
}

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12 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in SciPost Physics Proceedings, 34th International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics