Recent Advances in the Application of the Shell Model Monte Carlo Approach to Nuclei

Abstract

The shell model Monte Carlo (SMMC) method is a powerful technique for calculating the statistical and collective properties of nuclei in the presence of correlations in model spaces that are many orders of magnitude larger than those that can be treated by conventional diagonalization methods. We review recent advances in the development and application of SMMC to mid-mass and heavy nuclei.

6 pages, 5 figures, Proceedings of the Eleventh International Spring Seminar on Nuclear Physics

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