Time-dependent density-functional calculation of nuclear response functions

TL;DR

This paper discusses the theoretical foundations and numerical methods for calculating nuclear response functions using time-dependent density-functional theory, focusing on real-time approaches and the derivation of Kohn-Sham equations.

Contribution

It provides insights into the derivation of time-dependent Kohn-Sham equations and discusses numerical techniques for real-time response calculations in nuclear systems.

Findings

Clarified the derivation of time-dependent Kohn-Sham equations

Reviewed numerical methods for real-time response calculations

Highlighted issues in applying density-functional theory to nuclear responses

Abstract

Basic issues of the time-dependent density-functional theory are discussed, especially on the real-time calculation of the linear response functions. Some remarks on the derivation of the time-dependent Kohn-Sham equations and on the numerical methods are given.