A Fully Isotopic Model of Fragmentation
Abstract
Description
A general model for the fragmentation of a two-component system (e.g. protons and neutrons) is proposed and solved exactly. The extension of this model to any number of components is also shown to be exactly solvable. A connection between this models and the permutation group is discussed. The notion of isotopic equivalence is defined in order to evaluate the equivalence of these models to earlier one-component models. All the one-component models considered in earlier papers are shown to be equivalent to a particular class of two-component models. A simplified model applicable to the case of nuclear fragmentation is introduced and analyzed. Modifications to this model to include effects such as pairing and Coulomb interactions are discussed.
20 pages, revtex 3.0, 2 figs. avail. on request, #RU 9423
20 pages, revtex 3.0, 2 figs. avail. on request, #RU 9423