Some Properties of Coupled RPA Equations with Separable Interactions

Abstract

We investigate some properties of coupled eigenvalue equations in the random phase approximation for fundamental modes of motion in a nuclear many-body system undergoing several separable two-body interactions. Based on the Sturm's method, a new algorithm is proposed for solving such coupled secular equations and for testing the stability condition of the Hartree-Fock ground state. A transition strength in general is expressed in a compact form and, in a restricted case, a continuous strength function is constructed by averaging with a Lorentzian distribution function.