Spin density matrices for nuclear density functionals with parity violations

2010/04/26 by B. R. Barrett, Barrett, B. R., B. G. Giraud +1
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Chemical Physics Studies #Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications #FOS: Physical sciences #Nuclear Theory (nucl-th) #Nuclear physics research studies #nucl-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1004.4542

8 pages, 2 figures

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Abstract

The spin density matrix (SDM) used in atomic and molecular physics is revisited for nuclear physics, in the context of the radial density functional theory. The vector part of the SDM defines a "hedgehog" situation, which exists only if nuclear states contain some amount of parity violation.

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