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
quantum-systems
forces
drip-line
energy
monte-carlo diagonalization
continuum
mean-field
matter
matrix renormalization-group
Author
Christian Forssen
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Subatomic Physics
G. Hagen
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
University of Tennessee
M. Hjorth-Jensen
Michigan State University
University of Oslo
W. Nazarewicz
University of Tennessee
University of Warsaw
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jimmy Rotureau
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Subatomic Physics
Physica Scripta
00318949 (ISSN) 14024896 (eISSN)
Vol. T152 T152 014022- 014022Ab initio approach to nuclear structure and reactions (++) (ANSR)
European Commission (EC) (EC/FP7/240603), 2009-12-01 -- 2014-11-30.
Subject Categories
Subatomic Physics
Roots
Basic sciences
DOI
10.1088/0031-8949/2013/t152/014022