Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
1997-06-17
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
PACS numbers : 05.30.Fk; 21.60.-n; 74.20.Fg; 74.80.Bj; 74.25.Bt Keywords: Variational Principles; Fluctuations; Broken Symmetr
Scientific paper
Extensions of the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory are worked out which are tailored for, (i) the consistent evaluation of fluctuations and correlations and (ii) the restoration through projection of broken symmetries. For both purposes we rely on a single variational principle which optimizes the characteristic function. The Bloch equation is used as a constraint to define the equilibrium state, and the trial quantities are a density operator and a Lagrangian multiplier matrix which is akin to an observable. The conditions of stationarity are respectively a Schr\"odinger-like equation and a Heisenberg-- like equation with an imaginary time running backwards. General conditions for the trial spaces are stated that warrant the preservation of thermodynamic relations. When the trial spaces are chosen to be of the independent-quasi-particle type, the ensuing coupled equations provide an extension of the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov approximation, which optimizes the characteristic function. Variational expressions for thermodynamic quantities or characteristic functions are also obtained with projected trial states, whether an invariance symmetry is broken or not. In particular, the projection on even or odd particle number is worked out for a pairing Hamiltonian, which leads to new equations replacing the BCS ones. Qualitative differences between even and odd systems, depending on the temperature $T$, the level density and the strength of the pairing force, are investigated analytically and numerically.
Balian Roger
Flocard H.
Veneroni Marco
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