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Variational Calculations using Low-Momentum Potentials with Smooth Cutoffs

Nuclear Theory 2009-11-11 v1 Other Condensed Matter High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

Recent variational calculations of the deuteron and the triton illustrate that simple wave function ansatze become more effective after evolving the nucleon-nucleon potential to lower momentum (``V_lowk''). However, wave function artifacts from the use of sharp cutoffs in relative momentum decrease effectiveness for small cutoffs (< 2 fm^-1) and slow down convergence in harmonic oscillator bases. These sharp cutoff artifacts are eliminated when V_lowk is generated using a sufficiently smooth cutoff regulator.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0602017,
  title  = {Variational Calculations using Low-Momentum Potentials with Smooth Cutoffs},
  author = {S. K. Bogner and R. J. Furnstahl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0602017},
  year   = {2009}
}

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11 pages, 4 figures