Nuclear energy density functionals grounded in ab initio calculations

Abstract

We discuss the construction of a nuclear Energy Density Functional (EDF) from ab initio calculations, and we advocate the need of a methodical approach that is free from ad hoc assumptions. The equations of state (EoS) of symmetric nuclear and pure neutron matter are computed using the chiral NNLO${}_{\mathrm{sat}}$ and the phenomenological AV4${}^{\prime }$+UIX${}_c$ Hamiltonians as inputs in the Self-consistent Green's Function (SCGF) and Auxiliary Field Diffusion Monte Carlo (AFDMC) methods, respectively. We propose a convenient parametrization of the EoS as a function of the Fermi momentum and fit it on the SCGF and AFDMC calculations. We apply the ab initio-based EDF to carry out an analysis of the binding energies and charge radii of different nuclei in the local density approximation. The NNLO${}_{\mathrm{sat}}$-based EDF produces encouraging results, whereas the AV4${}^{\prime }$+UIX${}_c$-based one is farther from experiment. Possible explanations of these different behaviors are suggested, and the importance of gradient and spin-orbit terms is analyzed. Our work paves the way for a practical and systematic way to merge ab initio nuclear theory and DFT, while at the same time it sheds light on some of the critical aspects of this procedure.

arXiv comment14 pages, 6 figures

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