Relativistic nuclear energy density functionals: Mean-field and beyond

T Nikšić, D Vretenar, P Ring - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2011 - Elsevier
Relativistic energy density functionals (EDF) have become a standard tool for nuclear
structure calculations, providing a complete and accurate, global description of nuclear …

Time-dependent density-functional description of nuclear dynamics

T Nakatsukasa, K Matsuyanagi, M Matsuo… - Reviews of modern …, 2016 - APS
The basic concepts and recent developments in the time-dependent density-functional
theory (TDDFT) for describing nuclear dynamics at low energy are presented. The symmetry …

New parametrization for the nuclear covariant energy density functional with a point-coupling interaction

PW Zhao, ZP Li, JM Yao, J Meng - Physical Review C—Nuclear Physics, 2010 - APS
A new parametrization PC-PK1 for the nuclear covariant energy density functional with
nonlinear point-coupling interaction is proposed by fitting to observables of 60 selected …

Bayesian approach to model-based extrapolation of nuclear observables

L Neufcourt, Y Cao, W Nazarewicz, F Viens - Physical Review C, 2018 - APS
Background: The mass, or binding energy, is the basis property of the atomic nucleus. It
determines its stability and reaction and decay rates. Quantifying the nuclear binding is …

Structure of even-even nuclei using a mapped collective Hamiltonian and the D1S Gogny interaction

JP Delaroche, M Girod, J Libert, H Goutte, S Hilaire… - Physical Review C …, 2010 - APS
A systematic study of low energy nuclear structure at normal deformation is carried out using
the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory extended by the generator coordinate method and …

Relativistic nuclear energy density functionals: Adjusting parameters to binding energies

T Nikšić, D Vretenar, P Ring - Physical Review C—Nuclear Physics, 2008 - APS
We study a particular class of relativistic nuclear energy density functionals in which only
nucleon degrees of freedom are explicitly used in the construction of effective interaction …

Impact of nuclear deformation on relativistic heavy-ion collisions: Assessing consistency in nuclear physics across energy scales

G Giacalone, J Jia, C Zhang - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
In the hydrodynamic framework of heavy-ion collisions, elliptic flow v 2 is sensitive to the
quadrupole deformation β of the colliding ions. This enables one to test whether the …

Variations on a theme by Skyrme: A systematic study of adjustments of model parameters

P Klüpfel, PG Reinhard, TJ Bürvenich… - Physical Review C …, 2009 - APS
We present a survey of the phenomenological adjustment of the parameters of the Skyrme-
Hartree-Fock (SHF) model for a self-consistent description of nuclear structure and low …

Nuclear energy density optimization: Shell structure

M Kortelainen, J McDonnell, W Nazarewicz, E Olsen… - Physical Review C, 2014 - APS
Background: Nuclear density functional theory is the only microscopical theory that can be
applied throughout the entire nuclear landscape. Its key ingredient is the energy density …

Laser Spectroscopy of Neutron-Rich Tin Isotopes: A Discontinuity in Charge Radii across the Shell Closure

C Gorges, LV Rodríguez, DL Balabanski, ML Bissell… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
The change in mean-square nuclear charge radii δ⟨ r 2⟩ along the even-A tin isotopic
chain Sn 108-134 has been investigated by means of collinear laser spectroscopy at …