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Ab initio computations of atomic nuclei

Nuclear Theory 2024-10-02 v1

Abstract

Ab initio computations of atomic nuclei, based on Hamiltonians from effective field theories of quantum chromodynamics, are now routinely used to predict and describe properties of medium heavy nuclei, and even the heavy nucleus 208^{208}Pb has been reached. These lecture notes describe what are the central ideas and concepts behind the Hamiltonians and some of the methods that have enabled this progress.

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@article{arxiv.2410.00843,
  title  = {Ab initio computations of atomic nuclei},
  author = {T. Papenbrock},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.00843},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

50 pages. Contribution to the Proceedings of the International Summer School "Enrico Fermi", Course 213: Nuclear Structure and Reactions From a Broad Perspective, Varenna, Italy, June 27 - July 2, 2024

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