Quantification of Uncertainties in Nuclear Density Functional Theory

Journal Article · Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Nuclear Data Sheets

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NDS.2014.12.020· OSTI ID:22436768

McDonnell, J. D. ^[1]; Higdon, D. ^[2]; Sarich, J.; Wild, S. ^[3]

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1. Physics Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551 (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
3. Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 (United States)

Reliable predictions of nuclear properties are needed as much to answer fundamental science questions as in applications such as reactor physics or data evaluation. Nuclear density functional theory is currently the only microscopic, global approach to nuclear structure that is applicable throughout the nuclear chart. In the past few years, a lot of effort has been devoted to setting up a general methodology to assess theoretical uncertainties in nuclear DFT calculations. In this paper, we summarize some of the recent progress in this direction. Most of the new material discussed here will be be published in separate articles.

• OSTI ID: 22436768
• Journal Information: Nuclear Data Sheets, Vol. 123; Conference: International workshop on nuclear data covariances, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 28 Apr - 1 May 2014; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0090-3752
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
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DENSITY FUNCTIONAL METHOD
EVALUATION
FORECASTING
NUCLEAR MATTER
NUCLEAR PROPERTIES
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE