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Complex coupled-cluster approach to an ab-initio description of open quantum systems
We develop ab-initio coupled-cluster theory to describe resonant and weakly
bound states along the neutron drip line. We compute the ground states of the
helium chain 3-10He within coupled-cluster theory in singles and doubles (CCSD)
approximation. We employ a spherical Gamow-Hartree-Fock basis generated from
the low-momentum N3LO nucleon-nucleon interaction. This basis treats bound,
resonant, and continuum states on equal footing, and is therefore optimal for
the description of properties of drip line nuclei where continuum features play
an essential role. Within this formalism, we present an ab-initio calculation
of energies and decay widths of unstable nuclei starting from realistic
interactions.Comment: 4 pages, revtex