Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1837645 Nuclear Physics A 2007 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

Quantum shape-phase transitions in finite nuclei are considered in the framework of the interacting boson model. Critical-point Hamiltonians for first- and second-order transitions are identified by resolving them into intrinsic and collective parts. Suitable wave functions and finite-N estimates for observables at the critical-points are derived.

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