Symmetry energy in nuclear density functional theory
Nuclear Theory
2014-08-07 v1
Abstract
The nuclear symmetry energy represents a response to the neutron-proton asymmetry. In this survey we discuss various aspects of symmetry energy in the framework of nuclear density functional theory, considering both non-relativistic and relativistic self-consistent mean-field realizations side-by-side. Key observables pertaining to bulk nucleonic matter and finite nuclei are reviewed. Constraints on the symmetry energy and correlations between observables and symmetry-energy parameters, using statistical covariance analysis, are investigated. Perspectives for future work are outlined in the context of ongoing experimental efforts.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1307.5782,
title = {Symmetry energy in nuclear density functional theory},
author = {W. Nazarewicz and P. -G. Reinhard and W. Satula and D. Vretenar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.5782},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
14 pages, 8 figures, submitted to the Special EPJA Issue on "Symmetry Energy"