Publication Type
Conference Paper
Journal Name
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Publication Date
Page Number
012082
Volume
180
Conference Name
SCIDAC 2009 Conference
Conference Location
San Diego, California, United States of America
Conference Date
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Abstract
The UNEDF SciDAC project to develop and optimize the energy density functional for atomic nuclei using state-of-the-art computational infrastructure is briefly described. The ultimate goal is to replace current phenomenological models of the nucleus with a well-founded microscopic theory with minimal uncertainties, capable of describing nuclear data and extrapolating to unknown regions.