Published February 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

Neutron-proton pairing

Creators

  • 1. Physics Department, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States)

Description

The two topics discussed here are the treatment of neutron-proton pairing and the problem of phase transitions in systems of neutrons and protons. The conclusions are based on exact calculations, possible in simplified situations, and the exact results are compared with the BCS treatment. QRPA, and many of its modifications, which are the most popular approaches to double beta decay, involve the quasiparticle transformation as a decisive first step. It is therefore imperative to understand its strengths and limitations. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Czechoslovak Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 269-276
ISSN
0011-4626

Conference

Title
Workshop on calculation of double-beta-decay matrix elements (MEDEX'97)
Dates
27-31 May 1997
Place
Prague (Czech Republic)

Optional Information

Notes
3 figs., 13 refs.