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Nuclear Theory from First Principles

Project description

Investigating interactions between multiple nucleon particles

We might take for granted that particles inside atomic nuclei stick together. However, the interactions between the nuclear constituents are not fully understood. The EU-funded NuclearTheory project plans to use theoretical methods to describe three-particle forces acting between nuclear constituents. Project work will leverage a theoretical method known as effective field theory that is widely used in particle physics. Project members have already used this approach to describe precisely the interactions between two nucleons. Now, they intend to extend the approach to three-particle systems. The project aims to solve the long-standing challenge of accurately modelling nuclear forces determined solely by the chiral symmetry of quantum chromodynamics and few-nucleon data.

Host institution

RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM
Net EU contribution
€ 2 499 206,00
Address
Universitaetsstrasse 150
44801 Bochum
Germany

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Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen Arnsberg Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00

Beneficiaries (1)

RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 2 499 206,00
Address
Universitaetsstrasse 150
44801 Bochum

See on map

Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen Arnsberg Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00