Exact calculations of the ground state of model neutron matter
- 15 June 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 13 (12), 3208-3213
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.13.3208
Abstract
We report results of Monte Carlo variational calculations for a simple model of neutron matter for three different internuclear potentials. We have also done exact Monte Carlo calculations for the ground state of one of these systems. A wave function for the solid phase with full symmetry is proposed. None of the three systems crystallize. The validity of the Wu-Feenberg expansion and hard-sphere modeling for these systems are discussed.Keywords
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