Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
1996-09-25
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
8 pages, revtex, no figures
Scientific paper
We address some properties of the quadrupole-quadrupole ($Q \cdot Q$) interaction in nuclear studies. We first consider how to restore $SU(3)$ symmetry even though we use only coordinate and not momentum terms. Using the Hamiltonian $H=\sum_i (p^2/2m + m/2 \omega^2 r_i^2) -\chi \sum_{i < j}Q(i) \cdot Q(j) - \chi/2 \sum_i Q(i) \cdot Q(i)$ with $Q_{\mu}=r^2 Y_{2,\mu}$, we find that only 2/3 of the single-particle splitting ($\epsilon_{0d}-\epsilon_{1s}$) comes from the diagonal term of $Q \cdot Q$ -the remaining 1/3 comes from the interaction of the valence nucleus with the core. On another topic, a previously derived relation, using $Q \cdot Q$, between isovector orbital $B(M1)$ (scissors mode) and the ``difference'' ($B(E2, isoscalar)-B(E2, isovector)$) is discussed. It is shown that one needs the isovector $B(E2)$ in order that one get the correct limit as one goes to nuclei sufficiently far from stability so that one subshell (neutron or proton) is closed.
Fayache M. S.
Sharon Y. Y.
Zamick Larry
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