The TDHF code Sky3D

• DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2014.04.008
• Publication Date: 2014-04-18T11:06:39Z
• Authors: J.A. Maruhn; P.-G. Reinhard; P.D. Stevenson; A.S. Umar
• Keywords: Heavy-ion collisions; Nuclear Theory; FOS: Physical sciences; Density-functional theory; Giant resonances; Physics and Astronomy(all); BCS; 01 natural sciences; Hartree–Fock; Skyrme energy functional; Nuclear Theory (nucl-th); Hardware and Architecture; 0103 physical sciences; Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex); Nuclear Experiment

24 pages, submitted to Computer Physics Communications<br/>The nuclear mean-field model based on Skyrme forces or related density functionals has found wide-spread application to the description of nuclear ground states, collective vibrational excitations, and heavy-ion collisions. The code Sky3D solves the static or dynamic equations in a three-dimensional Cartesian mesh with isolated or periodic boundary conditions and no further symmetry assumptions. Pairing can be included in the BCS approximation. The code is implemented with a view to allow easy modifications for including additional physics or special analysis of the results.<br/>