Living on the edge of stability, the limits of the nuclear landscape
Journal article, 2013
A first-principles description of nuclear systems along the drip lines presents a substantial theoretical and computational challenge. In this paper, we discuss the nuclear theory roadmap, some of the key theoretical approaches, and present selected results with a focus on long isotopic chains. An important conclusion, which consistently emerges from these theoretical analyses, is that three-nucleon forces are crucial for both global nuclear properties and detailed nuclear structure, and that many-body correlations due to the coupling to the particle continuum are essential as one approaches particle drip lines. In the quest for a comprehensive nuclear theory, high performance computing plays a key role.
shell-model
continuum
energy
matter
matrix renormalization-group
quantum-systems
drip-line
monte-carlo diagonalization
forces
mean-field
Author
Christian Forssen
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Subatomic Physics
G. Hagen
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M. Hjorth-Jensen
Universitetet i Oslo
Michigan State University
W. Nazarewicz
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jimmy Rotureau
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Subatomic Physics
Physica Scripta
0031-8949 (ISSN)
Vol. T152 T152 014022- 014022Ab initio approach to nuclear structure and reactions (++) (ANSR)
European Commission (FP7) (240603), 2009-12-01 -- 2014-11-30.
Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Subatomic Physics
Roots
Basic sciences
DOI
10.1088/0031-8949/2013/t152/014022