Variational Monte Carlo calculation ofO16

Abstract
Many microscopic studies of both nuclear matter and s-shell nuclei have been undertaken with recently developed realistic models of the nucleon-nucleon interaction. These studies have proven to be very useful in enhancing our understanding of nuclear structure. Microscopic treatment of all but these lightest nuclei (As-shell nuclei. Instead spin-isospin states are sampled in a random walk which takes place in a combination of spin, isospin, and coordinate space. Results of calculations of the oxygen nucleus with a V6 interaction are reported, including energy, form factor, and charge distribution.