Masses and Fission Barriers of Atomic Nuclei

Nuclear energy functional
The one-body density of a nucleus can be expressed as
∫ ∫ ∫
ρ = A . . . Ψ ⋆ Ψ dτ 2 · · · dτ A
and the corresponding energy-density as
∫ ∫ ∫
η = . . . Ψ ⋆ ĤΨ dτ 2 · · · dτ A .
The total energy of the nucleus is
∫
B = η d 3 r
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Masses and Fission Barriers of Atomic Nuclei – p.6/33