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Reliability of the finite temperature Hartree-Fock approximation

Journal Article · · Physical Review (Section) C: Nuclear Physics; (USA)
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  1. Theoretical Physics Division, NRIMS of the Council for Scientific , Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa (ZA) Department of Physics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
  2. Centre for Nonlinear Studies of the Department of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
The ensemble average of the internal energy in {sup 20}Ne is calculated in the finite temperature Hartree-Fock approximation and compared with the same quantity calculated exactly in the canonical ensemble. The thermal response of the different ensemble averages differs considerably for {ital T}{le}2 MeV. The discrepancies can, however, easily be accounted for by the small fluctuations (1%) in the ensemble average of the number operator. A simple scheme using an approximation to the low-lying eigenspectrum of {sup 20}Ne yields far better agreement with exact canonical ensemble results.
OSTI ID:
5594275
Journal Information:
Physical Review (Section) C: Nuclear Physics; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review (Section) C: Nuclear Physics; (USA) Vol. 40:2; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English