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| Title | Quantum Monte Carlo methods for nuclear physics |
| Authors | J. Carlson, Stefano Gandolfi, Francesco Pederiva, S. Pieper, Rocco Schiavilla, K. Schmidt, Robert Wiringa |
| JLAB number | JLAB-THY-14-1989 |
| LANL number | arXiv:1412.3081 |
| Other number | DOE/OR/23177-3249 |
| Document Type(s) | (Journal Article) |
| Associated with EIC: | No |
| Supported by Jefferson Lab LDRD Funding: | No |
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Journal Compiled for Reviews of Modern Physics Volume 87 Page(s) 1067 Refereed | |
| Publication Abstract: | Quantum Monte Carlo methods have proved very valuable to study the structure and reactions of light nuclei and nucleonic matter starting from realistic nuclear interactions and currents. These ab-initio calculations reproduce many low-lying states and transi- tion moments in light nuclei, and simultaneously predict many properties of light nuclei and neutron matter over a rather wide range of energy and momenta. We review the nuclear interactions and currents, and describe the continuum Quantum Monte Carlo methods used in nuclear physics. These methods are similar to those used in condensed matter and electronic structure but naturally include spin-isospin, tensor, and spin-orbit interactions. We present a variety of results including the low-lying spectra of light nu- clei, nuclear form factors, and transition matrix elements. We also describe low-energy scattering techniques, studies of the electroweak response of nuclei relevant in electron and neutrino scattering, and the properties of dense nucleonic matter as found in neu- tron stars. A coherent picture of nuclear structure and dynamics emerges based upon rather simple but realistic interactions and currents. |
| Experiment Numbers: | other |
| Group: | THEORY CENTER |
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| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.87.1067 |
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