Three-body forces: From cold atoms to nuclei
Nuclear Theory
2013-02-08 v2 Quantum Gases
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract
It is often assumed that few- and many-body systems can be accurately described by considering only pairwise two-body interactions of the constituents. We illustrate that three- and higher-body forces enter naturally in effective field theories and are especially prominent in strongly interacting quantum systems. We focus on three-body forces and discuss examples from atomic and nuclear physics. In particular, we highlight the importance and the challenges of three-nucleon forces for nuclear structure and reactions, including applications to astrophysics and fundamental symmetries.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1210.4273,
title = {Three-body forces: From cold atoms to nuclei},
author = {H. -W. Hammer and A. Nogga and A. Schwenk},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.4273},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
25 pages, 23 figures, improved discussion and added references, published version