Density Functional Theory Approach to Nuclear Fission

Abstract

The Skyrme nuclear energy density functional theory (DFT) is used to model neutron-induced fission in actinides. This paper focuses on the numerical implementation of the theory. In particular, it reports recent advances in DFT code development on leadership class computers, and presents a detailed analysis of the numerical accuracy of DFT solvers for near-scission calculations.

Comments: Proceedings of the 47th Zakopane Conference on Nuclear Physics, "Extremes of the Nuclear Landscape", 9 pages, 4 figures, 11 references (2012); Includes an updated Acknowledgements section