Ab initio no core calculations of light nuclei and preludes to Hamiltonian quantum field theory

Conference · Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 EDT 2009

OSTI ID:962109

Vary, J P; Maris, P; Shirokov, A M; Honkanen, H; li, J; Brodsky, S J; Harindranath, A; Teramond, G F de

Recent advances in ab initio quantum many-body methods and growth in computer power now enable highly precise calculations of nuclear structure. The precision has attained a level sufficient to make clear statements on the nature of 3-body forces in nuclear physics. Total binding energies, spin-dependent structure effects, and electroweak properties of light nuclei play major roles in pinpointing properties of the underlying strong interaction. Eventually,we anticipate a theory bridge with immense predictive power from QCD through nuclear forces to nuclear structure and nuclear reactions. Light front Hamiltonian quantum field theory offers an attractive pathway and we outline key elements.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 962109
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-13695; TRN: US0902857
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at CIPANP 2009: 10th Conference on the Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics, San Diego, California, 26-31 May 2009
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ACCURACY
COMPUTERS
HAMILTONIANS
LIGHT NUCLEI
NUCLEAR FORCES
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
STRONG INTERACTIONS
Theory-HEP
HEPPH
HEPTH