Published December 26, 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Brownian One-Body Dynamics in Nuclei

  • 1. Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
  • 2. Laboratorio Nazionale del Sud, Viale Andrea Doria, I-95129 Catania (Italy)
  • 3. GANIL, B.P. 5027, F-14021 Caen Cedex (France)

Description

A novel method is presented for introducing fluctuations in one-body dynamics. It consists of employing a Brownian force in the kinetic equations. For nuclear matter within the spinodal zone, the magnitude of the Brownian force can be determined by demanding correspondence with the growth of the most unstable mode, as given by Boltzmann-Langevin simulations. The method is illustrated and tested for idealized two-dimensional matter and promises to provide a practical means for addressing catastrophic nuclear processes

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
73
Journal Issue
26
Journal Page Range
p. 3512-3515.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
26039050
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; DYNAMICS; FLUCTUATIONS; KINETIC EQUATIONS; LANGEVIN EQUATION; NUCLEAR MATTER
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; MATTER; MECHANICS; VARIATIONS