NATURAL ORBITALS REPRESENTATION AND FERMI SEA DEPLETION IN FINITE NUCLEI AND NUCLEAR MATTER

Abstract

The natural orbitals (NOs) and natural occupation numbers (NON) of various N = Z, sp and sd shell nuclei are calculated by applying a correlated one-body density matrix (OBDM). The correlated density matrix has been evaluated by considering central correlations of Jastrow type and an approximation named factor cluster expansion. The correlation effects on NOs, NON and the Fermi sea depletion (FSD) are discussed and analyzed. In addition, an approximate expression for the correlated OBDM of the nuclear matter has been used for the evaluation of the relative momentum distribution and FSD. We found that the value of FSD is higher in closed shell nuclei compared to open shell ones and it is lower compared to the case of nuclear matter. This statement could be confirmed by relevant experimental studies.