Modern applications of covariant density functional theory

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent uses of Covariant Density Functional Theory in nuclear physics, focusing on fission barriers and quantum phase transitions, highlighting methodological advances and applications.

Contribution

It introduces new computational approaches within CDFT for analyzing fission barriers and quantum phase transitions in nuclei.

Findings

Successful calculation of actinide fission barriers with triaxial deformations.

Development of a microscopic theory for quantum phase transitions using relativistic generator coordinate method.

Enhanced understanding of nuclear structure phenomena through covariant density functional approaches.

Abstract

Modern applications of Covariant Density Functional Theory (CDFT) are discussed. First we show a systematic investigation of fission barriers in actinide nuclei within constraint relativistic mean field theory allowing for triaxial deformations. In the second part we discuss a microscopic theory of quantum phase transitions (QPT) based on the relativistic generator coordinate method.