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Cluster states in nuclei as representations of a U(n+1) group

Nuclear Theory 2009-11-06 v1

Abstract

We propose a description of cluster states in nuclei in terms of representations of unitary algebras U(n+1), where n is the number of space degrees of freedom. Within this framework, a variety of situations including both vibrational and rotational spectra, soft and rigid configurations, identical and non-identical constituents can be described. As an example, we show how the method can be used to study alpha-clustering configurations in 12C with point group symmetry D(3h).

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0003007,
  title  = {Cluster states in nuclei as representations of a U(n+1) group},
  author = {R. Bijker and F. Iachello},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0003007},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, 2 figures, Phys. Rev. C, in press