Ab-Initio Coupled-Cluster Study of 16O

We report converged results for the ground and excited states and matter density of ¹⁶O using realistic two-body nucleon-nucleon interactions and coupled-cluster methods and algorithms developed in quantum chemistry. Most of the binding is obtained with the coupled-cluster singles and doubles approach. Additional binding due to three-body clusters (triples) is minimal. The coupled-cluster method with singles and doubles provides a good description of the matter density, charge radius, charge form factor, and excited states of a one-particle, one-hole nature, but it cannot describe the first-excited 0⁺ state. Incorporation of triples has no effect on the latter finding.