Effective Field Theory of Nuclear Forces
Nuclear Theory
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
The application of the effective field theory (EFT) method to nuclear systems is reviewed. The roles of degrees of freedom, QCD symmetries, power counting, renormalization, and potentials are discussed. EFTs are constructed for various energy regimes of relevance in nuclear physics, and are used in systematic expansions to derive nuclear forces in terms of a number of parameters that embody information about QCD dynamics. Two-, three-, and many-nucleon systems, including external probes, are considered.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9902015,
title = {Effective Field Theory of Nuclear Forces},
author = {U. van Kolck},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9902015},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
83 pages, 20 figures, commissioned for Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys