Extension of the FHNC method to finite systems

Sergio Rosati

N. H. Kwong

A numerical method has been developed to solve the RPA equation, exchange term included, in nuclear matter. The dynamic form factor S(q, ω) is extracted for several v4 and v6 phenomenological potentials, including the d1-potential of Gogny et al. The limits of validity of the long-wavelength (Landau) approximation and the often adopted local-kernel approximation are discussed. Substantial disagreements with the exact results are found for the latter. The method is then applied to solve a Jastrow-correlated extension of the RPA equation, using the hardcore OMY potential. Results of calculations performed in two-body cluster approximation and Fermi-Hypernetted-Chain (FHNC) approximation are compared. The two-body results predict an instability against density fluctuations, which disappears at the FHNC level. The validity and consequences of employing the FHNC effective potential within the self-consistent HF/RPA framework are discussed. Future developments include applying the method to other Fermi systems such as liquid 3He and the microscopic calculation of Landau parameters.

Joshua Jortner, Alberte Pullman, Bernard Pullman

Hans Luth

Azar Tafrihi, Majid Modarres

The nucleonic matter problem is investigated by comparing the lowest order constrained variational ( LOCV ) method with the Fermi hypernetted chain ( FHNC ) theory, emphasizing the role of the LOCV correlation functions. In this way, the central correlation functions are used in the LOCV formalism, for the Bethe homework problem. It is shown that the LOCV computations reasonably agree with those of FHNC . Moreover, the FHNC calculations are performed with the LOCV correlation functions. It is found that, assuming the LOCV or the parametrized correlation functions, the FHNC computations do not change significantly. So, one may conclude that the mentioned consistencies refer to the choice of the LOCV correlation functions. Because, the contribution of the many-body cluster terms can be ignored, if the LOCV correlation functions satisfy the normalization constraint. Then, using the AV 18 interaction, the operator-dependent ( OD ) correlation functions are employed in the LOCV calculations. Note that the LOCV OD correlation functions are obtained by averaging over the states. It turns out that the overall behaviour of the LOCV OD correlation functions are similar to those of FHNC . Although, due to the many-body effects which are considered in the FHNC calculations, the LOCV results fairly differ from those of FHNC . Finally, it is worth mentioning that, unlike the recent FHNC calculations, the spin-orbit-dependent correlation functions are included in the LOCV approach.

Hans Luth