Results from Shell Model Monte Carlo Studies
Nuclear Theory
2009-10-30 v1
Abstract
We review results obtained using Shell Model Monte Carlo (SMMC) techniques. These methods reduce the imaginary-time many-body evolution operator to a coherent superposition of one-body evolutions in fluctuating one-body fields; the resultant path integral is evaluated stochastically. After a brief review of the methods, we discuss a variety of nuclear physics applications. These include studies of the ground-state properties of pf-shell nuclei, Gamow-Teller strength distributions, thermal and rotational pairing properties of nuclei near N=Z, -soft nuclei, and -decay in ^{76}Ge. Several other illustrative calculations are also reviewed. Finally, we discuss prospects for further progress in SMMC and related calculations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9704014,
title = {Results from Shell Model Monte Carlo Studies},
author = {S. E. Koonin and D. J. Dean and K. Langanke},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9704014},
year = {2009}
}