Global Framework for Emulation of Nuclear Calculations

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Authors: Antoine Belley, Jose M. Munoz, R. F. García Ruíz
Cited by: 5
References: 43

Abstract

We present a novel emulation scheme for ab initio many-body nuclear calculations that integrates a hierarchical framework with a Bayesian neural network. This approach enables accurate and simultaneous predictions of nuclear properties across entire isotopic chains and is broadly applicable to different regions of the nuclear chart. We benchmark our developments using the oxygen isotopic chain, achieving accurate results for ground-state energies and nuclear charge radii, while providing robust uncertainty quantification. Our framework enables global sensitivity analysis of nuclear binding energies and charge radii with respect to the low-energy constants that describe the nuclear force.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Nuclear physics research studies Astronomical and nuclear sciences Machine Learning in Materials Science

Publication details

Journal / source
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Volume
136
Issue
8
Pages
082501–082501
Publication date
29 January 2026
Language
EN