Toward a bridge between relativistic and nonrelativistic density functional theories for nuclei
Z. X. Ren, P. W. Zhao
Abstract
The authors perform a nonrelativistic reduction of covariant density-functional theory via a similarity renormalization method to decouple the upper and lower components of the Dirac wave function. The exact solutions are well reproduced providing a possible means to directly compare relativistic and nonrelativistic density-functional theories.
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Bridge (graph theory)PhysicsTheoretical physicsRelativistic quantum chemistryQuantum mechanicsBiologyAnatomyNuclear physics research studiesAstronomical and nuclear sciencesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions