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Relativistic Point-Coupling Models as Effective Theories of Nuclei

Nuclear Theory 2008-11-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

Recent studies have shown that concepts of effective field theory such as naturalness can be profitably applied to relativistic mean-field models of nuclei. Here the analysis by Friar, Madland, and Lynn of naturalness in a relativistic point-coupling model is extended. Fits to experimental nuclear data support naive dimensional analysis as a useful principle and imply a mean-field expansion analogous to that found for mean-field meson models.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9708040,
  title  = {Relativistic Point-Coupling Models as Effective Theories of Nuclei},
  author = {R. J. Furnstahl and John J. Rusnak},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9708040},
  year   = {2008}
}

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26 pages, REVTeX 3.0 with epsf.sty, plus 5 figures