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Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 052502 (2001) [4 pages]

Analytic Description of Critical Point Nuclei in a Spherical-Axially Deformed Shape Phase Transition

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F. Iachello
Center for Theoretical Physics, Sloane Physics Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8120

Received 12 December 2000; published 12 July 2001

An approximate solution at the critical point of the spherical to axially deformed shape phase transition in nuclei is presented. The eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian are expressed in terms of zeros of Bessel functions of irrational order.

© 2001 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.052502
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.052502
PACS:
21.60.Fw, 21.10.Re