Analytic Description of Critical Point Nuclei in a Spherical-Axially Deformed Shape Phase Transition

F. Iachello
Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 052502 – Published 12 July 2001
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Abstract

An approximate solution at the critical point of the spherical to axially deformed shape phase transition in nuclei is presented. The eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian are expressed in terms of zeros of Bessel functions of irrational order.

  • Received 12 December 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.052502

©2001 American Physical Society

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F. Iachello

  • Center for Theoretical Physics, Sloane Physics Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8120

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Vol. 87, Iss. 5 — 30 July 2001

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