arXiv:0811.1338·v1·Nuclear Theory
Modern Theory of Nuclear Forces
Evgeny Epelbaum🇩🇪 · Hans-Werner Hammer🇩🇪 · Ulf-G. Meißner🇩🇪
Abstract
Effective field theory allows for a systematic and model-independent derivation of the forces between nucleons in harmony with the symmetries of Quantum Chromodynamics. We review the foundations of this approach and discuss its application for light nuclei at various resolution scales. The extension of this approach to many-body systems is briefly sketched.
Comments: Commissioned article for Reviews of Modern Physics, 52 pp, 40 figs