Variational extensions of BCS theory

Physics Report

Volumn 317, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 251-358

  Balian, R ^a   Flocard, H ^b   Veneroni M ^b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b 91405 Orsay Campus   (France)

Author keywords

Broken symmetry restoration; Even odd effects; Fluctuations; Heavy nuclei; Projection; Superconducting grains; Variational principles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000519729     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-1573(98)00134-3     Document Type: Review

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