Microscopic theory of nuclear reactions based on the wave-packet technique

A new approach to describe the dynamics of nuclear reactions is proposed. The approach is based on the discretization of the total Hamiltonian continuum. The usage of the special stationary wave-packet basis makes it possible to reduce the scattering integral equations to matrix ones. The energy singularities of the initial equation kernels are smoothed by the averaging over discretization intervals. The approach is highly universal and allows one to properly take into account various exchange processes. In addition, the wave-packet technique makes it possible to construct effective optical potentials of interaction between composite nuclei. © Allerton Press, Inc. 2009.