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Main Authors: Jin, L., Ravlić, A., Giuliani, P., Godbey, K., Nazarewicz, W.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.13989
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author Jin, L.
Ravlić, A.
Giuliani, P.
Godbey, K.
Nazarewicz, W.
author_facet Jin, L.
Ravlić, A.
Giuliani, P.
Godbey, K.
Nazarewicz, W.
contents Linear response theory is a well-established method in physics and chemistry for exploring excitations of many-body systems. In particular, the quasiparticle random-phase approximation (QRPA) provides a powerful microscopic framework by building excitations on top of the mean-field vacuum; however, its high computational cost limits model calibration and uncertainty quantification studies. Here, we present two complementary QRPA surrogate models and apply them to study response functions of finite nuclei. One is a reduced-order model that exploits the underlying QRPA structure, while the other utilizes the recently developed parametric matrix model algorithm to construct a map between the system's Hamiltonian and observables. Our benchmark applications, the calculation of the electric dipole polarizability of ${}^{180}$Yb and the $β$-decay half-life of ${}^{80}$Ni, show that both emulators can achieve 0.1\%--1\% accuracy while offering a six to seven orders of magnitude speedup compared to state-of-the-art QRPA solvers. These results demonstrate that the developed QRPA emulators are well-positioned to enable Bayesian calibration and large-scale studies of computationally expensive physics models describing the properties of many-body systems.
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spellingShingle Surrogate Models for Linear Response
Jin, L.
Ravlić, A.
Giuliani, P.
Godbey, K.
Nazarewicz, W.
Computational Physics
Nuclear Theory
Linear response theory is a well-established method in physics and chemistry for exploring excitations of many-body systems. In particular, the quasiparticle random-phase approximation (QRPA) provides a powerful microscopic framework by building excitations on top of the mean-field vacuum; however, its high computational cost limits model calibration and uncertainty quantification studies. Here, we present two complementary QRPA surrogate models and apply them to study response functions of finite nuclei. One is a reduced-order model that exploits the underlying QRPA structure, while the other utilizes the recently developed parametric matrix model algorithm to construct a map between the system's Hamiltonian and observables. Our benchmark applications, the calculation of the electric dipole polarizability of ${}^{180}$Yb and the $β$-decay half-life of ${}^{80}$Ni, show that both emulators can achieve 0.1\%--1\% accuracy while offering a six to seven orders of magnitude speedup compared to state-of-the-art QRPA solvers. These results demonstrate that the developed QRPA emulators are well-positioned to enable Bayesian calibration and large-scale studies of computationally expensive physics models describing the properties of many-body systems.
title Surrogate Models for Linear Response
topic Computational Physics
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.13989