Abstract
The root-mean-square radius for neutrons in nuclei is investigated in the Skyrme Hartree-Fock model. The main source of theoretical variation comes from the exchange part of the density-dependent interaction which can be related to a basic property of the neutron equation of state. A precise measurement of the neutron radius in would place an important new constraint on the equation of state for neutron matter. The Friedman-Pandharipande neutron equation of state would lead to a very precise value of for the difference between the neutron and the proton root-mean-square radius in .
- Received 26 June 2000
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.5296
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