1995/05/08 by J. Duflo, A. P. Zuker · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevc.52.r23
7 Pages, RevTeX 3.0
arxiv created 1995/05/08 · arxiv updated 2015/06/26
By assuming the existence of a pseudopotential smooth enough to do Hartree-Fock variations and good enough to describe nuclear structure, we construct mass formulae that rely on general scaling arguments and on a schematic reading of shell model calculations. Fits to 1751 known binding energies for N,Z≥ 8 lead to rms errors of 375 keV with 28 parameters. Tests of the extrapolation properties are passed successfully. The Bethe-Weizsäcker formula is shown to be the asymptotic limit of the present one(s). The surface energy of nuclear matter turns out to be probably smaller than currently accepted.