RELATIVISTIC HARTREE-BOGOLIUBOV CALCULATIONS WITH FINITE-RANGE PAIRING FORCES

We propose a relativistic extension of Hartree-Bogoliubov theory on th e basis of relativistic mean field theory. Pairing correlations are ta ken into account by an effective interaction of finite range adjusted by Gogny and his group. This allows a fully self-consistent descriptio n of pairing correlations over the entire periodic table. The method i s applied for the investigation of several isotope chains of spherical Pb, Sn, and Zr nuclei with magic proton configurations.