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Dynamics of density fluctuations in atomic nuclei

Nuclear Theory 2026-04-20 v2 Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

We study the spatiotemporal patterns of density fluctuations in 16,24^{16,24}O and 48^{48}Ca using nuclear interactions from chiral effective field theory and the time-dependent coupled-cluster method. We find that two-particle-two-hole excitations generate small-amplitude fluctuations that are fast, short-ranged and of stochastic character.

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@article{arxiv.2604.12089,
  title  = {Dynamics of density fluctuations in atomic nuclei},
  author = {Francesca Bonaiti and Gaute Hagen and Thomas Papenbrock},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.12089},
  year   = {2026}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures, 2 videos (attached in TeX source), updated data availability statement

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