Nuclear matrix elements for double beta decay

Abstract

The present status of calculations of the nuclear matrix elements for neutrinoless double beta decay is reviewed. A proposal which allows in principle to measure the neutrinoless double beta decay Fermi matrix element is briefly described.

Comments: 8 pages, 3 figures, Proceedings of the International Conference "Nuclear Structure and Related Topics" (NSRT09), June 30 - July 4 2009, Dubna, Russia