Symmetries in the Interacting Boson Model

We study the energy level statistics of the states in U(5) and O(6) dynamical symmetries of the interacting boson model and the high spin states with backbending in U(5) symmetry. In the calculations, the degeneracy resulting from the additional quantum number is eliminated manually. The calculated results indicate that the finite boson number N effect is prominent. When N has a value close to a realistic one, increasing the interaction strength of subgroup O(5) makes the ∗Corresponding author 1 statistics vary from Poisson-type to GOE-type and further recover to Poisson-type. However, in the case of N → ∞, they all tend to be Poisson-type. The fluctuation property of the energy levels with backbending in high spin states in U(5) symmetry involves a signal of shape phase transition between spherical vibration and axial rotation. PACS No. 21.60.Fw, 21.10.Re, 24.60.Lz