Symmetry-adapted ab initio no-core shell model calculations for ¹²C

Authors

K. D. Launey, Louisiana State University
A. C. Dreyfuss, Keene State College
T. Dytrych, Louisiana State University
J. P. Draayer, Louisiana State University
D. Langr, Czech Technical University in Prague
P. Maris, Iowa State University
J. P. Vary, Iowa State University
C. Bahri, University of Notre Dame

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Abstract

Symmetry-adapted no-core shell-model calculations reveal dominant symmetry patterns in the structure of light nuclei, independent of whether the system Hamiltonian is phenomenological in nature or derived from realistic interactions. We show results of large-scale nuclear structure computations based on the ab initio symmetry-adapted no-core shell model that use only a fraction of the model space. In addition, the symmetry patterns unveiled in these results are employed to explore ultra-large model spaces for 12C. The outcome suggests a possible path forward for realizing collective theories that target correlated highly-deformed and alpha-cluster structures in terms of microscopic degrees of freedom that build forward from the nucleon-nucleon interaction itself.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Recommended Citation

Launey, K., Dreyfuss, A., Dytrych, T., Draayer, J., Langr, D., Maris, P., Vary, J., & Bahri, C. (2013). Symmetry-adapted ab initio no-core shell model calculations for ¹²C. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 436 (1) https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/436/1/012023