Testing for parity violation in nuclei using spin density matrices for nuclear density functionals

B. R. Barrett (1) , B. G. Giraud (2)

1 University of Arizona
2 IPHT - Institut de Physique Théorique - UMR CNRS 3681

The spin density matrix (SDM) used in atomic and molecular physics is revisited for nuclear physics, in the context of the radial density functional theory. The vector part of the SDM defines a ‘hedgehog’ situation, which exists only if nuclear states contain some amount of parity violation. A toy model is given as an illustrative example.

Keywords: Keywords: spin density functional; rotation invariance; parity violation; spin density functional

Domains: Physics [physics]

B. R. Barrett, B. G. Giraud. Testing for parity violation in nuclei using spin density matrices for nuclear density functionals. Physica Scripta, 2015, 90 (6), pp.065301. ⟨10.1088/0031-8949/90/6/065301⟩. ⟨cea-02887621⟩