ACCURATE CALCULATION OF REACTION MATRIX IN LIGHT NUCLEI AND IN NUCLEAR MATTER

A method for calculating the Brueckner reaction matrix in the oscillator representation, which was outlined in an earlier letter, is explained in detail. The basic equations are derived and solved numerically. It is shown how the t-matrix elements thus obtained can be used to calculate certain higher-order diagrams for the energy and r.m.s. radius; and numerical results are presented. Finally, the method is applied to infinite nuclear matter, and some numerical results are given for the Reid hard-core and soft-core potentials. © 1969.