Covariant density functional theory and the structure of exotic nuclei
G. A. Lalazissis and P. Ring
Keywords
Density functional theory, nuclear masses, driplines, halo phenomena, exotic resonances, radii, deformations, collective excitations
Abstract
In recent years covariant density functional theory has developed as a very successful tool to describe nuclear structure phenomena. We discuss in this article, why Lorentz invariance should be taken seriously in this context and show several very successful nuclear applications of relativistic density functional theory.
