Atomic Nuclei From Quantum Monte Carlo Calculations With Chiral EFT Interactions
Stefano Gandolfi, Diego Lonardoni, Alessandro Lovato, M. Piarulli
Abstract
Quantum Monte Carlo methods are powerful numerical tools to accurately solve the Schrödinger equation for nuclear systems, a necessary step to describe the structure and reactions of nuclei and nucleonic matter starting from realistic interactions and currents. These ab-initio methods have been used to accurately compute properties of light nuclei—including their spectra, moments, and transitions—and the equation of state of neutron and nuclear matter. In this work we review selected results obtained by combining quantum Monte Carlo methods and recent Hamiltonians constructed within chiral effective field theory.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsQuantum Monte CarloMonte Carlo methodStatistical physicsAtomic nucleusDynamic Monte Carlo methodHybrid Monte CarloQuantumMonte Carlo method in statistical physicsNuclear matterMonte Carlo molecular modelingField (mathematics)Quantum electrodynamicsQuantum mechanicsNuclear physicsMarkov chain Monte CarloNucleonPure mathematicsMathematicsStatisticsNuclear physics research studiesAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials