Applicability of self-consistent mean-field theory

Lu Guo, Fumihiko Sakata, Enguang Zhao

Published 2004-08-20, updated 2005-03-01Version 3

Within the constrained Hartree-Fock (CHF) theory, an analytic condition is derived to estimate whether a concept of the self-consistent mean field is realized or not in level repulsive region. The derived condition states that an iterative calculation of CHF equation does not converge when the quantum fluctuations coming from two-body residual interaction and quadrupole deformation become larger than a single-particle energy difference between two avoided crossing orbits. By means of the numerical calculation, it is shown that the analytic condition works well for a realistic case.