Nuclear Energy Density Functionals Constrained by Low-Energy QCD
Nuclear Theory
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
A microscopic framework of nuclear energy density functionals is reviewed, which establishes a direct relation between low-energy QCD and nuclear structure, synthesizing effective field theory methods and principles of density functional theory. Guided by two closely related features of QCD in the low-energy limit: a) in-medium changes of vacuum condensates, and b) spontaneous breaking of chiral symmetry; a relativistic energy density functional is developed and applied in studies of ground-state properties of spherical and deformed nuclei.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0802.0838,
title = {Nuclear Energy Density Functionals Constrained by Low-Energy QCD},
author = {Dario Vretenar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.0838},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
To be published in the Proceedings of the International Les Houches School on "Exotic Nuclei: New Challenges", May 7-18 2007, Les Houches, France, 32 pages, 10 figures