A study of the generalized density matrix in the SU(3) model of Elliott for an arbitrary oscillator n-shell

The SU(3) model of Elliott for an arbitrary oscillator n-shell is considered. Exact solutions corresponding to the low-lying collective SU(3) mulitplets are obtained. These multiplets exhibiting distinct collective properties are used as a ''collective band''. All the matrix elements from the one-particle density matrix operator inside a given band are investigated. The so-formed matrix R, i.e. the generalized density matrix (GDM), is diagonalized and an explicit expression for the eigenvalues of the GDM in the case of low-lying mulitplets is found. The GDM diagonal form contains a number of vanishing eigenvalues (the number of such ''zero'' eigenvalues is equal to that of the occupied orbits in the oscillator n-shell). Most of the remaining eigenvalues are close to unity. The asymptotic behaviour of the nonzero eigenvalues is analyzed in the limit of large nucleon number and the accuracy of the normalization condition R2=R is estimated. (orig.)