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Using a theory of large amplitude collective motion, the adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate method, we derive reaction path for the fusion process at sub-barrier energies. The collective Hamiltonian to describe the fusion…
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The classical trajectory model with stochastic breakup for nuclear collision dynamics of weakly-bound nuclei is further developed. It allows a quantitative study of the importance of incomplete fusion dynamics in the angular distribution of…
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