Nuclear clustering in the energy density functional approach

Journal Article · Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4932240· OSTI ID:22492446

Khan, E. ^[1]; Nikšić, T.; Vretenar, D. ^[2]

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1. Institut de Physique Nucléaire, Université Paris-Sud CEA, IN2P3 CNRS, F-91406 Orsay Cedex (France)
2. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb (Croatia)

Nuclear Energy Density Functionals (EDFs) are a microscopic tool of choice extensively used over the whole chart to successfully describe the properties of atomic nuclei ensuing from their quantum liquid nature. In the last decade, they also have proved their ability to deal with the cluster phenomenon, shedding a new light on its fundamental understanding by treating on an equal footing both quantum liquid and cluster aspects of nuclei. Such a unified microscopic description based on nucleonic degrees of freedom enables to tackle the question pertaining to the origin of the cluster phenomenon and emphasizes intrinsic mechanisms leading to the emergence of clusters in nuclei.

• OSTI ID: 22492446
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1681, Issue 1; Conference: Nuclear Structure and Dynamics '15: 3. international nuclear physics conference on nuclear structure and dynamics, Portoroz (Slovenia), 14-19 Jun 2015; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CLUSTER MODEL
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
DENSITY FUNCTIONAL METHOD
DIAGRAMS
ENERGY DENSITY
NUCLEI
ORIGIN