Schunck N. Energy Density Functional Methods..Atomic Nuclei 2019

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Energy density functional (EDF) approaches have become over the past twenty years a powerful framework to study the structure and reactions of atomic nuclei. This book gives an updated presentation of non-relativistic and covariant energy functionals, single- and multi-reference methods, and techniques to describe small- and large-amplitude collective motion or nuclei at high excitation energy. Edited by an expert in energy density functional theory, Dr Nicolas Schunck, alongside several experts within the field, this book provides a comprehensive and informative exploration of EDF methods. Detailed derivations, practical approaches, examples and figures are used throughout the book to give a coherent narrative of topics that have hitherto rarely been covered together.
Non-relativistic energy density functionals
Covariant energy density functionals
Single-reference and multi-reference formulations
Time-dependent density functional theory
Small-amplitude collective motion
Large-amplitude collective motion
Finite temperature
Numerical implementations
Calibration of energy functionals