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Computational and Group-Theoretical Methods in Nuclear Physics

PARTIAL DYNAMICAL SYMMETRY IN NUCLEAR SYSTEMS

Jutta Escher

Published Feb 1, 2004• 0 citations
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Abstract

Partial dynamical symmetry (PDS) extends and complements the concepts of exact and dynamical symmetry. It allows one to remove undesired constraints from an algebraic theory, while preserving some of the useful aspects of a dynamical symmetry, and to study the effects of symmetry breaking in a controlled manner. An example of a PDS in an interacting fermion system is presented. The associated PDS Hamiltonians are closely related with a realistic quadrupole-quadrupole interaction and provide new insights into this important interaction.

DOI
10.1142/9789812703026_0004

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