Abstract
A constrained variational calculation for the binding energy of nuclear matter using the Reid soft core interaction and with tensor correlations treated exactly, is presented. Saturation is achieved at a density given by kF ≈ 1.75 fm-1 with a binding energy of 22 MeV per nucleon. This represents considerably more binding than is obtained in low order Brueckner perturbation calculations or in Pandharipande's lowest order constrained variational approach.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 147-150 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 61 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1976 |