Density functional approaches to atomic nuclei

TL;DR

This paper reviews nuclear mean-field models and the importance of density-dependent effective interactions, highlighting recent results on photoabsorption cross sections in Nd isotopes.

Contribution

It emphasizes the role of density dependence in effective interactions within energy density functionals for nuclear models.

Findings

Successful modeling of photoabsorption cross sections in Nd isotopes

Illustration of the importance of state dependence in effective interactions

Foundation of density functional approaches in nuclear physics

Abstract

Nuclear mean-field models are briefly reviewed to illustrate its foundation and necessity of state dependence in effective interactions. This state dependence is successfully taken into account by the density dependence, leading to the energy density functional. Recent results for photoabsorption cross sections in spherical and deformed Nd isotopes are shown.