Quantum Transition from Order to Chaos in the Nuclear Shell Model
Abstract
We discuss the role of quantum chaos in atomic nuclei. After reviewing the basic assumptions of the nuclear shell model, we analyze the spectral statistics of the energy levels obtained with realistic shell-model calculations in the fp shell. In particular, for Ca isotopes we observe a transition from order to chaos by increasing the excitation energy and a clear quantum signature of the breaking of integrability by changing the single-particle spacings.
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