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Nuclear density functional theory (DFT) is the only microscopic, global approach to the structure of atomic nuclei. It is used in numerous applications, from determining the limits of stability to gaining a deep understanding of the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-02-06 Nicolas Schunck , Jordan D. McDonnell , Jason Sarich , Stefan M. Wild , Dave Higdon

The ground-state properties and shape evolution of even-even hafnium isotopes ranging from $N=80$ to the neutron dripline are thoroughly examined using Covariant Density Functional Theory (CDFT) with density-dependent effective…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-09-17 Usuf Rahaman

The present contribution does not aim at replacing the huge and often excellent literature on DFT for atomic nuclei, but tries to provide an updated introduction to this topic. The goal would be, ideally, to help a fresh M.Sc. or Ph.D.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-08-09 G. Colò

Modern applications of Covariant Density Functional Theory (CDFT) are discussed. First we show a systematic investigation of fission barriers in actinide nuclei within constraint relativistic mean field theory allowing for triaxial…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-09-20 P. Ring , H. Abusara , A. V. Afanasjev , G. A. Lalazissis , T. Niksic , D. Vretenar

Asymmetric nuclear matter is investigated in the low density region below the nuclear saturation density. Microscopic calculations based on the Dirac Brueckner Hartree-Fock (DBHF) approach with realistic nucleon-nucleon potentials are used…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 J. Margueron , E. Van Dalen , C. Fuchs

Reliable calculations of the structure of heavy elements are crucial to address fundamental science questions such as the origin of the elements in the universe. Applications relevant for energy production, medicine, or national security…

The covariant density functional theory with a few number of parameters has been widely used to describe the ground-state and excited-state properties for the nuclei all over the nuclear chart. In order to describe exotic properties of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-03-11 Jie Meng , Shan-Gui Zhou

The main goal of the present contribution is a pedagogical introduction to the fascinating world of neutron stars by relying on relativistic density functional theory. Density functional theory provides a powerful--and perhaps…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-03-23 J. Piekarewicz

Relativistic energy density functionals (REDF) provide a complete and accurate, global description of nuclear structure phenomena. A modern semi-empirical functional, adjusted to the nuclear matter equation of state and to empirical masses…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-05 V. Prassa , T. Niksic , G. A. Lalazissis , D. Vretenar

From the lightest Hydrogen isotopes up to the recently synthesized Oganesson (Z=118), it is estimated that as many as about 3000 atomic nuclei could exist in nature. Most of these nuclei are too short-lived to be occurring on Earth, but…

A set of relativistic mean field models is constructed including the Hartree and Hartree-Fock approximation accounting for the exchange of isoscalar and isovector mesons as well as the pion. Density dependent coupling functions are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-09-02 E. N. E. van Dalen , H. Müther

With the relativistic representation of the nuclear tensor force that is included automatically by the Fock diagrams, we explored the self-consistent tensor effects on the properties of nuclear matter system. The analysis were performed…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-01-20 Li Juan Jiang , Shen Yang , Jian Min Dong , Wen Hui Long

The development of systematic effective field theories (EFTs) for nuclear forces and advances in solving the nuclear many-body problem have greatly improved our understanding of dense nuclear matter and the structure of finite nuclei. For…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-09-30 Brendan T. Reed , Matthias Heinz , Pierre Arthuis , Achim Schwenk , Ingo Tews

Spin and isospin are essential degrees of freedom in nuclear systems, and the relevant studies on their properties play important roles not only in nuclear physics but also in nuclear astrophysics, particle physics, and so on. In this…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-10-09 Haozhao Liang

The density dependent relativistic hadron field (DDRH) theory is applied to strongly asymmetric nuclear matter and finite nuclei far off stability. A new set of in-medium meson-nucleon vertices is derived from Dirac-Brueckner Hartree-Fock…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-06 F. Hofmann , C. M. Keil , H. Lenske

We present a fully self-consistent and relativistic calculation of the nucleon mean free path in nuclear matter and finite nuclei. Starting from the Bonn potential, the Dirac-Brueckner-Hartree-Fock results for nuclear matter are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-07-19 G. Q. Li , R. Machleidt , Y. Z. Zhuo

Multireference density functional theory (MR-DFT) has been a pivotal method for studying nuclear low-lying states and neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay. However, quantifying their theoretical uncertainties has been a…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-08-26 X. Zhang , C. C. Wang , C. R. Ding , J. M. Yao

Nuclear Density Functional Theory (DFT) plays a prominent role in the understanding of nuclear structure, being the approach with the widest range of applications. Hohenberg and Kohn theorems warrant the existence of a nuclear Energy…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-03-03 G. Accorto , P. Brandolini , F. Marino , A. Porro , A. Scalesi , G. Colò , X. Roca-Maza , E. Vigezzi

The self-energy of the Dirac Brueckner-Hartree-Fock calculation in nuclear matter is parametrized by introducing density-dependent coupling constants of isoscalar mesons in the relativistic Hartree-Fock (RHF) approach where isoscalar meson…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-10-28 Hua-lin Shi , Bao-qiu Chen , Zhong-yu Ma

Nuclear matter is studied within the Density Functional Theory (DFT) framework. Our method employs a finite number of nucleons in a box subject to periodic boundary conditions, in order to simulate infinite matter and study its response to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-04-26 Francesco Marino , Gianluca Colò , Xavier Roca-Maza , Enrico Vigezzi