QUANTAL ENTROPY, FLUCTUATIONS, AND THE DESCRIPTION OF MANY-BODY GROUND-STATES

被引:17
作者
CANOSA, N [1 ]
ROSSIGNOLI, R [1 ]
PLASTINO, A [1 ]
MILLER, HG [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PRETORIA, DEPT PHYS, PRETORIA 0002, SOUTH AFRICA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW C | 1992年 / 45卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevC.45.1162
中图分类号
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
We examine a variational approximation for the ground state of a quantum system, based on a specially defined quantal entropy, within the context of two different nuclear models dealing with pairing and monopole interactions. A substantial improvement over standard and projected Hartree-Fock and BCS descriptions is obtained, especially in transitional regions and in the description of fluctuations of relevant quantities. An analytic treatment is also developed for the thermodynamic limit.
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页码:1162 / 1170
页数:9
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