Nuclear effective field theory: status and perspectives
Abstract
The nuclear physics landscape has been redesigned as a sequence of effective field theories (EFTs) connected to the Standard Model through symmetries and lattice simulations of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). EFTs in this sequence are expansions around different low-energy limits of QCD, each with its own characteristics, scales, and ranges of applicability regarding energy and number of nucleons. We review each of the three main nuclear EFTs -- Chiral, Pionless, Halo/Cluster -- highlighting their similarities, differences, and connections. In doing so, we survey the structural properties and reactions of nuclei that have been derived from the ab initio solution of the few- and many-body problem built upon EFT input.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1906.12122,
title = {Nuclear effective field theory: status and perspectives},
author = {H. -W. Hammer and S. König and U. van Kolck},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.12122},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
76 pages, 29 figures, version to appear in Rev. Mod. Phys