We study the ground state properties of doubly closed shell nuclei O-16 and
Ca-40 in the framework of correlated basis function theory using state dep
endent correlations, with central and tensor components. The realistic Argo
nne v(14) and v(8)' two-nucleon potentials and three-nucleon potentials of
the Urbane class have been adopted. By means of the Fermi hypernetted chain
integral equations, in conjunction with the single operator chain approxim
ation, we evaluate the ground state energy, one- and two-body densities and
electromagnetic, and spin static responses for both nuclei. In O-16 We com
pare our results with the available Monte Carlo and coupled cluster ones an
d find a satisfying agreement. As in the nuclear matter case with similar i
nteractions and wave functions. the nuclei result underbound by 2-3 MeV/nuc
leon.