Saturation properties of infinite nuclear matter via hartree-fock calculations on finite nuclei

A family of three effective interactions is developed giving equivalent fits to the static properties of finite spherical nuclei but quite different saturation densities for infinite nuclear matter, k0F varying between 1.36 and 1.42 fm−. A strong inverse correlation between k0F and the incompressibility K, of the type first noted by Blaizot, Gogny, and Grammaticos, is established. The value of K, as determined by the breathing mode, implies k0F ≧ 1.35 fm−, which is in contradiction with the mass-formula value of 1.30 fm−1 (r0 = 1.17 fm).