Quantification of Uncertainties in Nuclear Density Functional Theory

Schunck, N.; McDonnell, J. D.; Higdon, D.; Sarich, J.; Wild, S.

doi:10.1016/j.nds.2014.12.020

Title: Quantification of Uncertainties in Nuclear Density Functional Theory

Abstract

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. Here, we summarize some of the recent progress in this direction. Most of the new material discussed here will be be published in separate articles.

Authors:

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

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Physics Division
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Mathematics and Computer Science Division

Publication Date:: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1565305

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Data Sheets

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 123; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0090-3752

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; physics

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                    Schunck, N., McDonnell, J. D., Higdon, D., Sarich, J., and Wild, S. Quantification of Uncertainties in Nuclear Density Functional Theory.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Schunck, N., McDonnell, J. D., Higdon, D., Sarich, J., & Wild, S. Quantification of Uncertainties in Nuclear Density Functional Theory.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nds.2014.12.020

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  abstractNote = {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. Here, we summarize some of the recent progress in this direction. Most of the new material discussed here will be be published in separate articles.},

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