Contributor info: Dr Noam Gavrielov

Noam Gavrielov

SciPost Phys. Proc. 14, 028 (2023) · published 24 November 2023 | Toggle abstract · pdf

The algebraic framework of the interacting boson model with configuration mixing is employed to demonstrate the occurrence of intertwined quantum phase transitions (IQPTs) in the $_{40}$Zr isotopes with neutron number 52-70. The detailed quantum and classical analyses reveal a QPT of crossing normal and intruder configurations superimposed on a QPT of the intruder configuration from U(5) to SU(3) and a crossover from SU(3) to SO(6) dynamical symmetries.