Physical Review C

Random phase approximation in a deformed Hartree-Fock basis

Michael Gering, W. D. Heiss

Published Mar 1, 1984• 13 citations

Abstract

The validity of the random phase approximation in a deformed Hartree-Fock basis is investigated in a soluble model. There is strong evidence that the random phase approximation reproduces well the vibrational excitations of the system. Within the framework of the Green's function technique, the significance of the deformed single particle basis is established.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.29.1113

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