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Collective Modes in Light Nuclei from First Principles

Nuclear Theory 2015-06-18 v1

Abstract

Results for ab initio no-core shell model calculations in a symmetry-adapted SU(3)-based coupling scheme demonstrate that collective modes in light nuclei emerge from first principles. The low-lying states of 6Li, 8Be, and 6He are shown to exhibit orderly patterns that favor spatial configurations with strong quadrupole deformation and complementary low intrinsic spin values, a picture that is consistent with the nuclear symplectic model. The results also suggest a pragmatic path forward to accommodate deformation-driven collective features in ab initio analyses when they dominate the nuclear landscape.

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@article{arxiv.1312.0969,
  title  = {Collective Modes in Light Nuclei from First Principles},
  author = {T. Dytrych and K. D. Launey and J. P. Draayer and P. Maris and J. P. Vary and E. Saule and U. Catalyurek and M. Sosonkina and D. Langr and M. A. Caprio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.0969},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

5 pages 3 figures, accepted to Physical Review Letters

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