Unexpected Rise in Nuclear Collectivity from Short-Range Physics
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: We discover a surprising relation between the collective motion of nucleons within atomic nuclei, traditionally understood to be driven by long-range correlations, and short-range nucleon-nucleon interactions. Specifically, we find that quadrupole collectivity in low-lying states of ^{6}Li and ^{12}C, calculated with state-of-the-art ab initio techniques, is significantly influenced by two opposing S-wave contact couplings that subtly alter the surface oscillations of one largely deformed nuclear shape, without changing that shape's overall contribution within the nucleus. The results offer new insights into the nature of emergent nuclear collectivity and its link to the underlying nucleon-nucleon interaction at short distances.
Source: Physical Review Letters
DOI: 10.1103/c3st-tp13
Authors: Kevin S. Becker, Kristina D. Launey, Andreas Ekström, Tomáš Dytrych, Daniel Langr, Grigor H. Sargsyan, Jerry P. Draayer
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,750
Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, European Commission, Grantová Agentura České Republiky, Vetenskapsrådet, Office of Science, National Nuclear Security Administration, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, European Research Council, Nuclear Physics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Awards: G1079818582, G1143651532, G122673668, G1286236842, G1677143136, G1827421598, G1863003419, Computation for the Endless Frontier, G2314429488, G2821925151, G3083819904, FRIB THEORY CENTER - A PATH FOR THE SCIENCE AT FRIB, G419881185, G42916606, G434337789, G4501827968, G4713271130, G498139845, G5076365615, G526230902, FRIB THEORY CENTER - A PATH FOR THE SCIENCE AT FRIB, Ab initio emulation of atomic nuclei: Bayesian inference for unraveling the complexities of the strong nuclear interaction, G6407010564, G7354628648, Advancing the frontiers of first-principle modeling of atomic nuclei, The strong nuclear interaction: governing the quantum properties of nuclei and the neutron-star equation of state, G969889393
OpenAlex ID: W4417268192