Abstract
Hartree-Fock calculations for hypothetical spherical nuclei with N = Z are carried out without the inclusion of Coulomb interactions, spin-orbit terms or pairing in order to study one simple property of such systems: the bulk compression due to surface tension. We find that the behavior expected from Thomas-Fermi and droplet calculations manifests itself for medium and heavy nuclei, and the relation between microscopic and macroscopic descriptions is further illustrated by carrying the calculations to extremely large mass numbers. Deviations of the lighter nuclei from the simplest form of the macroscopic theory are discussed and various improvements are considered.
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