“Quantum” molecular dynamics—a dynamical microscopic n-body approach to investigate fragment formation and the nuclear equation of state in heavy ion collisions

J Aichelin - Physics Reports, 1991 - Elsevier
The quantum molecular dynamics approach, an n-body theory to describe heavy ion
reactions between 100 MeV/n and 2 GeV/n is reviewed. We start out with a survey of the …

Modelling the many-body dynamics of heavy ion collisions: Present status and future perspective

C Hartnack, RK Puri, J Aichelin, J Konopka… - The European Physical …, 1998 - Springer
Basic problems of the semiclassical microscopic modelling of strongly interacting systems
are discussed within the framework of Quantum Molecular Dynamics (QMD). This model …

Nuclear spinodal fragmentation

P Chomaz, M Colonna, J Randrup - Physics Reports, 2004 - Elsevier
Spinodal multifragmentation in nuclear physics is reviewed. Considering first spinodal
instability within the general framework of thermodynamics, we discuss the intimate …

Constrained molecular dynamics approach to fermionic systems

M Papa, T Maruyama, A Bonasera - Physical Review C, 2001 - APS
We propose a constrained molecular dynamics model for a fermionic system. In this
approach the equations of motion of the centroids related to the single-particle phase-space …

Fermionic molecular dynamics

H Feldmeier - Nuclear Physics A, 1990 - Elsevier
A new type of molecular dynamics is proposed to solve approximately the many-body
problem of interacting identical fermions with spin 1 2. The interacting system is represented …

Molecular dynamics for fermions

H Feldmeier, J Schnack - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2000 - APS
The time-dependent variational principle for many-body trial states is used to discuss the
relation between the approaches of different molecular-dynamics models that describe …

Multifragmentation, fragment flow, and the nuclear equation of state

G Peilert, H Stöcker, W Greiner, A Rosenhauer… - Physical review C, 1989 - APS
The quantum molecular dynamic method is used to study multifragmentation and fragment
flow and their dependence on in-medium cross sections, momentum dependent …

Improved quantum molecular dynamics model and its applications to fusion reaction near barrier

N Wang, Z Li, X Wu - Physical Review C, 2002 - APS
An improved quantum molecular dynamics model is developed. By using this model, the
properties of ground state of nuclei from 6 Li to 208 Pb are described very well with one set …

Colloquium: Astromaterial science and nuclear pasta

ME Caplan, CJ Horowitz - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2017 - APS
“Astromaterial science” is defined as the study of materials in astronomical objects that are
qualitatively denser than materials on Earth. Astromaterials can have unique properties …

Quantum molecular dynamics a microscopic model from UNILAC to CERN energies

C Hartnack, L Zhuxia, L Neise, G Peilert… - Nuclear Physics A, 1989 - Elsevier
We demonstrate that the microscopic QMD approach is useful to study heavy ion collisions
from fusion fussion phenomena to the quest for signals of the quark gluon plasma. We …