Self-consistent random phase approximation and the restoration of symmetries within the three-level Lipkin model

Abstract

We show that it is possible to restore broken symmetries associated with the Goldstone mode within the self-consistent random phase approximation (SCRPA) applied to the three-level Lipkin model. To do this, it is necessary to include the so-called scattering terms in the RPA operator. We determine one- and two-body densities as very convergent expansions in terms of the generators of the RPA basis. We show that SCRPA excitations correspond to the heads of some rotational bands in the exact spectrum.