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Algebraic cluster models calculations for shape phase transitions of boson-fermion systems

M.Ghapanvari , N.Amiri , M.A.Jafarizadeh This is my paper

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An extended transitional Hamiltonian from affine SU(1,1) Lie algebra solves shape phase transitions in algebraic cluster models for boson-fermion systems.

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The paper constructs a solvable Hamiltonian using affine SU(1,1) Lie algebra for two-, three-, and four-body algebraic cluster models. This Hamiltonian accounts for the phase transitions between O(4) and U(3), O(7) and U(6), and O(10) and U(9) symmetries. It enables calculations of energy levels and wave functions for specific nuclear structures like those in 9Be, 13C, and 17O, including the coupling of an odd nucleon to a boson core. Sympathetic readers would care because it offers an exact solvable framework for studying shape changes in light nuclei without losing analytic control.

Core claim

We schemed a solvable extended transitional Hamiltonian based on affine SU(1,1) Lie algebra within the framework for two-, three- and four- body algebraic cluster models that explains both regions O(4)↔U(3), O(7)↔U(6) and O(10)↔U(9), respectively. Numerical extraction to the energy levels, the expectation value of boson number operator and behavior of the overlap of the ground-state wave function within the control parameters of this evaluated Hamiltonian are presented. The effect of the coupling of the odd particle to an even-even boson core is discussed along the shape transition and, in particular, at the critical point.

What carries the argument

The affine SU(1,1) Lie algebra extended transitional Hamiltonian, which generates exact solutions for the vibrational and rotational degrees of freedom in cluster configurations.

Load-bearing premise

The affine SU(1,1) Lie algebra supplies a Hamiltonian whose eigenvalues and eigenstates directly correspond to physical energy levels and wave functions of the cluster configurations without requiring additional approximations that break solvability.

What would settle it

Experimental measurement of energy levels in nuclei such as 9Be or 13C that deviate significantly from the predictions of this Hamiltonian would falsify the model's applicability.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 1907.08999 by M.A.Jafarizadeh, M.Ghapanvari, N.Amiri.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1. Energy levels as a function of the control parameter C [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2. Energy levels as a function of the control parameter C [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. Energy levels as a function of the control parameter C [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. The root mean square deviation as a function of the con [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p019_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5. The root mean square deviation as a function of the con [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p020_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6. The root mean square deviation as a function of the con [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p020_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: FIG. 7. The expectation values of the vector-boson number op [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: FIG. 8. The Calculated variation behavior of the overlap of t [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_8.png] view at source ↗
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The Algebraic Cluster Model(ACM) is an interacting boson model that gives the relative motion of the cluster configurations in which all vibrational and rotational degrees of freedom are present from the outset. We schemed a solvable extended transitional Hamiltonian based on affine $ {{SU(1,1)}} $ Lie algebra within the framework for two-, three- and four- body algebraic cluster models that explains both regions $ O(4)\leftrightarrow U(3) $, $ O(7)\leftrightarrow U(6) $ and $ O(10)\leftrightarrow U(9) $, respectively . We offer that this method can be used to study of $k\alpha + x$ nucleon structures with k = 2, 3,4 and x = 1, 2, . . . , in specific x = 1,2 such as structures $^{9}Be$,$^{9}B$,$^{10}B$ ; $^{13}C$, $^{13}N$, $^{14}N$; $^{17}O$, $^{17}F$. Numerical extraction to the energy levels, the expectation value of boson number operator and behavior of the overlap of the ground-state wave function within the control parameters of this evaluated Hamiltonian are presented. The effect of the coupling of the odd particle to an even-even boson core is discussed along the shape transition and, in particular, at the critical point.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript proposes a solvable extended transitional Hamiltonian constructed from affine SU(1,1) Lie algebra within the algebraic cluster model framework for two-, three-, and four-body systems. It claims this Hamiltonian describes the shape-phase transitions O(4)↔U(3), O(7)↔U(6), and O(10)↔U(9), incorporates odd-particle (fermion) coupling, and is applied to nuclei such as 9Be, 13C, 17O. Numerical results are presented for energy levels, expectation values of the boson number operator, and ground-state wave-function overlaps as functions of the control parameters, with discussion of the critical-point behavior under boson-fermion coupling.

Significance. If the exact solvability of the full Hamiltonian (including the boson-fermion interaction term) is rigorously demonstrated with closed-form eigenvalues and eigenstates, the approach would supply a controlled algebraic framework for tracing shape transitions in light cluster nuclei that include both even-even and odd-A systems. The numerical extraction of overlaps and boson-number expectation values could then serve as falsifiable signatures for experimental tests in the cited nuclei.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the claim that the Hamiltonian is exactly solvable for arbitrary values of the control parameters is stated without any derivation of the eigenvalues or eigenstates of the full boson-fermion Hamiltonian; this derivation is load-bearing for all subsequent numerical results and must be supplied explicitly (including the form of the affine SU(1,1) generators and the boson-fermion coupling term).
  2. The manuscript supplies no error estimates on the numerical spectra, no direct comparison of calculated levels with experimental data for the cited nuclei (9Be, 13C, etc.), and no independent benchmark (e.g., limiting cases or known solvable points) that would confirm the overlaps and boson-number values are genuine predictions rather than fits.
minor comments (1)
  1. Notation for the control parameters and the precise definition of the affine SU(1,1) generators should be introduced with explicit equations before the numerical sections.

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We appreciate the referee's detailed review and suggestions for improving the manuscript. We address each major comment below and plan to incorporate revisions to strengthen the presentation of the solvability and numerical aspects.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the claim that the Hamiltonian is exactly solvable for arbitrary values of the control parameters is stated without any derivation of the eigenvalues or eigenstates of the full boson-fermion Hamiltonian; this derivation is load-bearing for all subsequent numerical results and must be supplied explicitly (including the form of the affine SU(1,1) generators and the boson-fermion coupling term).

    Authors: The construction of the extended transitional Hamiltonian is based on the affine SU(1,1) Lie algebra, and the manuscript provides the form of the Hamiltonian and its application. However, to address this valid point, we will expand the manuscript with an explicit derivation of the eigenvalues and eigenstates for the full boson-fermion system, including the definitions of the generators and the coupling term. This will be added in a new subsection to rigorously support the numerical results. revision: yes

  2. Referee: The manuscript supplies no error estimates on the numerical spectra, no direct comparison of calculated levels with experimental data for the cited nuclei (9Be, 13C, etc.), and no independent benchmark (e.g., limiting cases or known solvable points) that would confirm the overlaps and boson-number values are genuine predictions rather than fits.

    Authors: We note that the focus of the paper is on the development of the algebraic model and the qualitative behavior of the shape phase transitions, including the effect of the odd particle coupling, rather than quantitative fits to data. Nevertheless, we agree that providing benchmarks would enhance credibility. In the revised manuscript, we will include calculations in the limiting cases (pure dynamical symmetries) as independent checks, and add error estimates for the numerical diagonalization where relevant. Direct comparisons with experimental data for the specific nuclei are not included as the work is primarily methodological, but the model parameters can be adjusted for such comparisons in future studies. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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full rationale

The paper constructs an extended transitional Hamiltonian from the affine SU(1,1) Lie algebra for the two-, three-, and four-body cluster models and then extracts numerical spectra, boson-number expectations, and ground-state overlaps by varying the control parameters. No quoted equation or self-citation reduces a claimed prediction or eigenvalue to a fitted input by construction; the algebraic framework supplies the closed-form solvability directly, and the reported quantities follow from that construction without the load-bearing steps matching any of the enumerated circularity patterns.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central construction rests on the standard assumption that affine SU(1,1) supplies a solvable basis for the transitional Hamiltonian; no new entities are introduced.

free parameters (1)
  • control parameters of the Hamiltonian
    Varied to move between symmetry limits and to extract numerical spectra and overlaps.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Affine SU(1,1) Lie algebra yields an exactly solvable extended transitional Hamiltonian for the stated O(n)-U(m) pairs.
    Invoked to guarantee solvability of the model for two-, three-, and four-body systems.

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