The particle-hole spectra of light nuclei are examined in the self-consistent random phase approximation based on fully relativistic Hartree and Hartree-Fock models for the nuclear ground state. The particle-hole interaction is completely prescribed by the ground-state calculation. It includes σ, ω, ρ, and π meson exchanges, with σ and ω parameters adjusted to fit the bulk properties of nuclear matter. Differences between Hartree (no exchange) and Hartree-Fock (with exchange) predictions for the spectra are discussed.

• Received 27 January 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.38.1861