Validity of the self-consistent cranking approximation in the SU(3)-U(5) phase transition

1985
5 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 162 (1985) 203-207
  • Published: 1985

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The validity of the self-consistent cranking approximation is studied in a soluble bosonic model which presents a first-order phase transition from an SU(3) (axially deformed) to an U(5) (spherical) limit. It is shown that the results are good not only in the SU(3) limit but also throughout the transition and even in the U(5) limit.