Computational and I . Group-Theoretical Methods in Nuclear Physics This page intentionally left blank editors Jutta Escher Nuclear Theory &Modeling Group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Octavio Castaiios Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad NacionalAutdnoma de Mixico, Mexico Jorge G. Hirsch Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autdnoma de Mixico. Mexico Stuart Pittel Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, UJ]A Gergana Stoitcheva Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA 18-21 Febbruary 2003 Playa del Carmen, Mexico Computational and Group-Theoretical Methods in Nuclear Physics Proceedings of the Symposium in Honor of Jerry P Draayerk 60th Birthday v World Scientific N E W J E R S E Y L O N D O N * S I N G A P O R E - S H A N G H A I H O N G K O N G T A I P E I - B A N G A L O R E Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Re. Ltd. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA once: Suite 202,1060 Main Street, River Edge, NJ 07661 UK once: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE British Library Cataloguing-in-PublicationD ata A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. COMPUTATIONAL AND GROUP-THEORETICAL METHODS IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS Proceedngs of the Symposium in Honor of Jerry P Draayer’s 60th Birthday Copyright 0 2004 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Re. Ltd. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereoj may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, includingphotocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. For photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. In this case permission to photocopy is not required from the publisher. ISBN 981-238-596-7 Printed in Singapore by World Scientific Printers (S) Pte Ltd This page intentionally left blank Playa del Carmen and the Mayan Rivera