The physical and mathematical foundations of the intranuclear cascade model algorithm

Abstract

The physical and mathematical approximations underlying the intranuclear cascade model (INC) algorithm are considered here. The INC algorithm is shown to be a version of Monte-Carlo calculations for multiple integrals which provide the solutions of the system of coupled equations for many-body distribution functions. The conditions under which these equations are derived from the Schrodinger many-body equations are analysed, with special emphasis on the finite size of the nuclear system.