The role of three-body forces in few-body systems

• Main Author: Masita, Dithlase Frans
• Other Authors: Lekala, Mantile Leslie
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Three-body forces; Differential Faddeev equations; Eigenvalue equations; Restarted Arnoldi algorithm; Orthogonal collocation procedure; 530.14; Three-body problem; Few-body problem; Optical wave guides
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1402

Bound state systems consisting of three nonrelativistic particles are numerically studied. Calculations are performed employing two-body and three-body forces as input in the Hamiltonian in order to study the role or contribution of three-body forces to the binding in these systems. The resulting differential Faddeev equations are solved as three-dimensional equations in the two Jacobi coordinates and the angle between them, as opposed to the usual partial wave expansion approach. By expanding the wave function as a sum of the products of spline functions in each of the three coordinates, and using the orthogonal collocation procedure, the equations are transformed into an eigenvalue problem. The matrices in the aforementioned eigenvalue equations are generally of large order. In order to solve these matrix equations with modest and optimal computer memory and storage, we employ the iterative Restarted Arnoldi Algorithm in conjunction with the so-called tensor trick method. Furthermore, we incorporate a polynomial accelerator in the algorithm to obtain rapid convergence. We applied the method to obtain the binding energies of Triton, Carbon-12, and Ozone molecule. === Physics === M.Sc (Physics)