SU(3) Symmetry and Scissors Mode Vibrations in Nuclei

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2000-03-07

arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0003011v2

Nucl.Phys. A703 (2002) 130-151

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Theory

25 pages, 4 eps figures, final version accepted by Nucl. Phys. A

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0375-9474(01)01457-9

We show that a nearly perfect SU(3) symmetry emerges from an extended Projected Shell Model. Starting from a deformed potential we construct separate bases for neutron and proton collective rotational states by exact angular momentum projection. These rotational states are then coupled by diagonalizing a residual pairing plus quadrupole interaction. The states obtained exhibit a one-to-one correspondence with an SU(3) spectrum up to high angular momentum and excitation, and their wave functions have a near-maximal overlap with the SU(3) states. They can also be classified as rotational bands built on spin-1$\hbar$ phonon excitations, which may correspond to a geometrical scissors mode and its generalizations. This work is a direct demonstration that numerical angular momentum projection theory extends the Elliott's original idea to heavy nuclear systems.

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