Quantum chaos and nuclear mass systematics
Nuclear Theory
2009-11-10 v2
Abstract
The presence of quantum chaos in nuclear mass systematics is analyzed by considering the differences between measured and calculated nuclear masses as a time series described by the power law 1/ f^alpha. While for the liquid droplet model plus shell corrections a quantum chaotic behavior alpha approx 1 is found, errors in the microscopic mass formula have alpha approx 0.5, closer to white noise. The chaotic behavior seems to arise from many body effects not included in the mass formula.
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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0308038,
title = {Quantum chaos and nuclear mass systematics},
author = {Jorge G. Hirsch and Victor Velazquez and Alejandro Frank},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0308038},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 6 figures, replaced to match the published version