Nuclear alpha-particle condensates: Definitions, occurrence conditions, and consequences
| dc.creator | Zinner, N. T. | |
| dc.creator | Jensen, A. S. | |
| dc.date | 2007-12-07 | |
| dc.date | 2008-11-05 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T11:54:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T11:54:35Z | |
| dc.description | There has been a recent flurry of interest in the possibility of condensates of $α$-particles in nuclei. In this letter we discuss occurrence conditions for such states. Using the quantality condition of Mottelson we show that condensates are only marginally expected in $α$-particle states. We proceed to demonstrate that few-body nuclear condensates are ill-defined, and emphasize the conflict between $α$-localization and $α$-condensate formation. We also explore the connection between Ikeda diagrams, linear chains, and Tonks-Girardeau gases. Our findings show that no new information is contained in the approximations of nuclear states as $α$-cluster condensates. Furthermore, condensates of more than three $α$-particles are very unlikely to exist due to couplings to other degrees of freedom. | |
| dc.description | 5 pages, revtex4 format. Final published version with date of submission, revision, and publication | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0712.1191 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0712.1191 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys.Rev.C78:041306,2008 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.78.041306 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/204951 | |
| dc.subject | Nuclear Theory | |
| dc.subject | Other Condensed Matter | |
| dc.title | Nuclear alpha-particle condensates: Definitions, occurrence conditions, and consequences | |
| dc.type | text |