Self-consistent mean-field models for nuclear structure

M Bender, PH Heenen, PG Reinhard - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2003 - APS
The authors review the present status of self-consistent mean-field (SCMF) models for
describing nuclear structure and low-energy dynamics. These models are presented as …

Status and future of nuclear matrix elements for neutrinoless double-beta decay: a review

J Engel, J Menéndez - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The nuclear matrix elements that govern the rate of neutrinoless double beta decay must be
accurately calculated if experiments are to reach their full potential. Theorists have been …

Relativistic Hartree–Bogoliubov theory: static and dynamic aspects of exotic nuclear structure

D Vretenar, AV Afanasjev, GA Lalazissis, P Ring - Physics reports, 2005 - Elsevier
We present a review of recent applications of self-consistent relativistic mean-field models to
exotic nuclear structure. Based on concepts of non-renormalizable effective relativistic field …

Theory of nuclear fission

N Schunck, D Regnier - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Atomic nuclei are quantum many-body systems of protons and neutrons held together by
strong nuclear forces. Under the proper conditions, nuclei can break into two (sometimes …

Nuclear energy density optimization

M Kortelainen, T Lesinski, J Moré, W Nazarewicz… - Physical Review C …, 2010 - APS
We carry out state-of-the-art optimization of a nuclear energy density of Skyrme type in the
framework of the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory. The particle-hole and particle-particle …

Relativistic nuclear energy density functionals: Mean-field and beyond

T Nikšić, D Vretenar, P Ring - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2011 - Elsevier
Relativistic energy density functionals (EDF) have become a standard tool for nuclear
structure calculations, providing a complete and accurate, global description of nuclear …

Future of nuclear fission theory

M Bender, R Bernard, G Bertsch, S Chiba… - Journal of Physics G …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
There has been much recent interest in nuclear fission, due in part to a new appreciation of
its relevance to astrophysics, stability of superheavy elements, and fundamental theory of …

Energy Density Functional Study of Nuclear Matrix Elements for Neutrinoless Decay

TR Rodriguez, G Martínez-Pinedo - Physical Review Letters, 2010 - APS
We present an extensive study of nuclear matrix elements (NME) for the neutrinoless double-
beta decay of the nuclei Ca 48, Ge 76, Se 82, Zr 96, Mo 100, Cd 116, Sn 124, Te 128, Te …

Mean field and beyond description of nuclear structure with the Gogny force: a review

LM Robledo, TR Rodríguez… - Journal of Physics G …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Nowadays, the Gogny force is a referent in the theoretical description of nuclear structure
phenomena. Its phenomenological character manifests in a simple analytical form that …

Heavy-ion collisions and fission dynamics with the time-dependent Hartree–Fock theory and its extensions

C Simenel, AS Umar - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2018 - Elsevier
Microscopic methods and tools to describe nuclear dynamics have considerably been
improved in the past few years. They are based on the time-dependent Hartree–Fock …