Variational calculation of the ground state of closed-shell nuclei up to $A=40$

D. Lonardoni, A. Lovato, Steven C. Pieper +1

Variational calculations of ground-state properties of ${}^4$He, ${}^{16}$O, and ${}^{40}$Ca are carried out employing realistic phenomenological two- and three-nucleon potentials. The t…