Poincaré covariant quantum molecular dynamics: a covariant description of a system of interacting wave packets

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nara, Yasushi, Jinno, Asanosuke, Murase, Koichi
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866911084884000768
author Nara, Yasushi
Jinno, Asanosuke
Murase, Koichi
author_facet Nara, Yasushi
Jinno, Asanosuke
Murase, Koichi
contents We present a new formulation for the mean-field propagation part of the relativistic quantum molecular dynamics, simulating an $N$-body system of interacting Gaussian wave packets via Lorentz scalar and vector potentials. Covariant equations of motion are derived based on the principle of least action. These covariant equations of motion can be solved with a computational cost comparable to that of conventional noncovariant quantum molecular dynamics. Furthermore, the new equations of motion accurately estimate the density-dependent potential, as demonstrated through comparison of the forces with the numerical integration. We apply them to $N$-body systems interacting via the Skyrme-type potentials or the relativistic mean field to simulate heavy-ion collisions. Our results show that the derived equations of motion provide a robust approximation to the dynamics of the full numerical integrations.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2507_23294
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Poincaré covariant quantum molecular dynamics: a covariant description of a system of interacting wave packets
Nara, Yasushi
Jinno, Asanosuke
Murase, Koichi
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
Nuclear Theory
We present a new formulation for the mean-field propagation part of the relativistic quantum molecular dynamics, simulating an $N$-body system of interacting Gaussian wave packets via Lorentz scalar and vector potentials. Covariant equations of motion are derived based on the principle of least action. These covariant equations of motion can be solved with a computational cost comparable to that of conventional noncovariant quantum molecular dynamics. Furthermore, the new equations of motion accurately estimate the density-dependent potential, as demonstrated through comparison of the forces with the numerical integration. We apply them to $N$-body systems interacting via the Skyrme-type potentials or the relativistic mean field to simulate heavy-ion collisions. Our results show that the derived equations of motion provide a robust approximation to the dynamics of the full numerical integrations.
title Poincaré covariant quantum molecular dynamics: a covariant description of a system of interacting wave packets
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23294