Data di Pubblicazione:
2015
Citazione:
Covariance analysis for energy density functionals and instabilities / J. Roca Maza, N. Paar, G. Colò. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. G, NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS. - ISSN 0954-3899. - 42:3(2015 Feb 05), pp. 034033.1-034033.17. [10.1088/0954-3899/42/3/034033]
Abstract:
We present the covariance analysis of two successful nuclear energy density functionals (EDFs), (i) a non-relativistic Skyrme functional built from a zero-range effective interaction, and (ii) a relativistic nuclear EDF based on density dependent meson–nucleon couplings. The covariance analysis is a useful tool for understanding the limitations of a model, the correlations between observables and the statistical errors. We show, for our selected test nucleus ${{;}^{208}}$Pb, that when the constraint on a property A included in the fit is relaxed, correlations with other observables B become larger; on the other hand, when a strong constraint is imposed on A, the correlations with other properties become very small. We also provide a brief review, partly connected with the covariance analysis, of some instabilities displayed by several EDFs currently used in nuclear physics.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
J. Roca Maza, N. Paar, G. Colò
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