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A mixed-mode shell-model theory for nuclear structure studies

V. G. Gueorguiev, W. E. Ormand, C. W. Johnson, J. P. Draayer

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/0110047

Abstract

We introduce a shell-model theory that combines traditional spherical states, which yield a diagonal representation of the usual single-particle interaction, with collective configurations that track deformations, and test the validity of this mixed-mode, oblique basis shell-model scheme on 24Mg. The correct binding energy (within 2% of the full-space result) as well as low-energy configurations that have greater than 90% overlap with full-space results are obtained in a space that spans less than 10% of the full space. The results suggest that a mixed-mode shell-model theory may be useful in situations where competing degrees of freedom dominate the dynamics and full-space calculations are not feasible.

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