New developments in nuclear supersymmetry

Abstract

In this contribution, I discuss the role of symmetries and algebraic methods in nuclear structure physics. In particular, I review some recent developments in nuclear supersymmetry and indicate possible applications for light nuclei in the sd- and pf-shell.

Comments: 10 pages, 3 figures, invited talk at RIA Theory Meeting, Argonne, April 2006, to be published by World Scientific