29 research outputs found
Symplectic structure and monopole strength in 12C
The relation between the monopole transition strength and existence of
cluster structure in the excited states is discussed based on an algebraic
cluster model. The structure of C is studied with a 3 model, and
the wave function for the relative motions between clusters are
described by the symplectic algebra , which corresponds to the
linear combinations of states with different multiplicities.
Introducing algebra works well for reducing the number of the basis
states, and it is also shown that states connected by the strong monopole
transition are classified by a quantum number of the
algebra.Comment: Phys. Rev. C in pres
Decoherence suppression via environment preparation
To protect a quantum system from decoherence due to interaction with its
environment, we investigate the existence of initial states of the environment
allowing for decoherence-free evolution of the system. For models in which a
two-state system interacts with a dynamical environment, we prove that such
states exist if and only if the interaction and self-evolution Hamiltonians
share an eigenstate. If decoherence by state preparation is not possible, we
show that initial states minimizing decoherence result from a delicate
compromise between the environment and interaction dynamics.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Particle-unstable nuclei in the Hartree-Fock theory
Ground state energies and decay widths of particle unstable nuclei are
calculated within the Hartree-Fock approximation by performing a complex
scaling of the many-body Hamiltonian. Through this transformation, the wave
functions of the resonant states become square integrable. The method is
implemented with Skyrme effective interactions. Several Skyrme parametrizations
are tested on four unstable nuclei: 10He, 12O, 26O and 28O.Comment: 5 pages, LaTeX, submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
Shell Model in the Complex Energy Plane
This work reviews foundations and applications of the complex-energy
continuum shell model that provides a consistent many-body description of bound
states, resonances, and scattering states. The model can be considered a
quasi-stationary open quantum system extension of the standard configuration
interaction approach for well-bound (closed) systems.Comment: Topical Review, J. Phys. G, Nucl. Part. Phys, in press (2008
Towards a More Complete and Accurate Experimental Nuclear Reaction Data Library (EXFOR): International Collaboration Between Nuclear Reaction Data Centres (NRDC)
The International Network of Nuclear Reaction Data Centres (NRDC) coordinated
by the IAEA Nuclear Data Section (NDS) is successfully collaborating in the
maintenance and development of the EXFOR library. As the scope of published
data expands (e.g., to higher energy, to heavier projectile) to meet the needs
from the frontier of sciences and applications, it becomes nowadays a hard and
challenging task to maintain both completeness and accuracy of the whole EXFOR
library. The paper describes evolution of the library with highlights on recent
developments.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Impact of network structure and cellular response on spike time correlations
Novel experimental techniques reveal the simultaneous activity of larger and
larger numbers of neurons. As a result there is increasing interest in the
structure of cooperative -- or correlated -- activity in neural populations,
and in the possible impact of such correlations on the neural code. A
fundamental theoretical challenge is to understand how the architecture of
network connectivity along with the dynamical properties of single cells shape
the magnitude and timescale of correlations. We provide a general approach to
this problem by extending prior techniques based on linear response theory. We
consider networks of general integrate-and-fire cells with arbitrary
architecture, and provide explicit expressions for the approximate
cross-correlation between constituent cells. These correlations depend strongly
on the operating point (input mean and variance) of the neurons, even when
connectivity is fixed. Moreover, the approximations admit an expansion in
powers of the matrices that describe the network architecture. This expansion
can be readily interpreted in terms of paths between different cells. We apply
our results to large excitatory-inhibitory networks, and demonstrate first how
precise balance --- or lack thereof --- between the strengths and timescales of
excitatory and inhibitory synapses is reflected in the overall correlation
structure of the network. We then derive explicit expressions for the average
correlation structure in randomly connected networks. These expressions help to
identify the important factors that shape coordinated neural activity in such
networks
Description of nuclear structures in light nuclei with Brueckner-AMD
We develop the new antisymmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD) method, Brueckner-AMD, which makes us perform the AMD calculations starting from the realistic nuclear force. In the Brueckner-AMD, the single-particle orbits of AMD can be applied straightforward to the Bethe-Goldstone equation in the Brueckner theory by using the AMD+Hartree-Fock method, and the G-matrices are determined with the single-particle energies of AMD self-consistently. In that sense, in this framework, the G-matrix in AMD can be solved theoretically without any corrections. We present the applicability of the Brueckner-AMD to describe not only the ground states but also the excited states for some light nuclei, especially the excited 02+ state in 12C which is not solved suïŹciently by the present shell model approaches, starting from the realistic nuclear force
Study of drip-line nuclei with a core plus multi-valence nucleon model
We study neutron- and proton-rich nuclei with an extended cluster-orbital shell model (COSM) approach, which we call Neo-COSM. The binding energies and r.m.s. radii of oxygen isotopes are reproduced. For N = 8 isotones, the tendency of the abrupt increase of the r.m.s. radii is qualitatively improved