Fluctuation Properties of Nuclear Energy Levels: Do Theory and Experiment Agree?

R. U. Haq; A. Pandey; O. Bohigas

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1086

Fluctuation Properties of Nuclear Energy Levels: Do Theory and Experiment Agree?

R. U. Haq, A. Pandey, and O. Bohigas

Phys. Rev. Lett. 48, 1086 – Published 19 April 1982

Abstract

The fluctuation properties of nuclear energy levels are analyzed with new spectrally averaged measures. A remarkably close agreement between the predictions of random-matrix theories and experiment is found.

Received 11 December 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1086

Authors & Affiliations

R. U. Haq

Physique Théorique et Mathématique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium, and Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 1A7, Canada

A. Pandey

Division de Physique Théorique, Institut de Physique Nucléaire, F-91406 Orsay, Cédex, France, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627

O. Bohigas