Shape coexistence in doubly-magic56Niby the Monte Carlo shell model

Abstract
The structure of low-lying states of 56Ni is studied by the Monte Carlo shell model based on the quantum Monte Carlo diagonalization method. The coexistence of spherical yrast, prolate deformed, and other non-yrast states is described by the full pf-shell calculations, by employing the FPD6 realistic residual interaction. To understand the properties of eigenstates thus obtained, we utilize a mean field analysis, such as a potential energy surface by constrained Hartree-Fock method.