2002/04/12 by P. Bozek
Physics and Astronomy · #nucl-th
published as Eur.Phys.J. A15 (2002) 325-328
arxiv created 2002/04/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Symmetric nuclear matter is studied within the conserving, self-consistent T-matrix approximation. This approach involves off-shell propagation of nucleons in the ladder diagrams. The binding energy receives contributions from the background part of the spectral function, away form the quasiparticle peak. The Fermi energy at the saturation point fulfills the Hugenholz-Van Hove relation. In comparison to the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach, the binding energy is reduced and the equation of state is harder