Low-energy Electro-weak Reactions

Abstract

Chiral effective field theory (EFT) provides a systematic and controlled approach to low-energy nuclear physics. Here, we use chiral EFT to calculate low-energy weak Gamow-Teller transitions. We put special emphasis on the role of two-body (2b) weak currents within the nucleus, and discuss their applications in predicting physical observables.

Comments: 7 pages, Proceedings of Horizons of Innovative Theories, Experiments, and Supercomputing in Nuclear Physics (HITES 2012)