Skyrme interaction and nuclear matter constraints

This paper presents a detailed assessment of the ability of the 240 Skyrme interaction parameter sets in the literature to satisfy a series of criteria derived from macroscopic properties of nuclear matter in the vicinity of nuclear saturation density at zero temperature and their density dependence, derived by the liquid-drop model, in experiments with giant resonances and heavy-ion collisions. The objective is to identify those parametrizations which best satisfy the current understanding of the physics of nuclear matter over a wide range of applications. Out of the 240 models, only 16 are shown to satisfy all these constraints. Additional, more microscopic, constraints on the density dependence of the…

• FD
  Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
• CD
  Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
• UO
  University of Surrey
• CN
  Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

  Award: 401593/2009-6
• UF
  Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
• SA
  Science and Technology Facilities Council

  Awards: EP/D077133/1, ST/J000051/1, EP/D077133/1