New applications of renormalization group methods in nuclear physics

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advances in renormalization group methods applied to low-energy nuclear physics, highlighting improvements in three-nucleon forces, nuclear structure, reactions, and astrophysical applications.

Contribution

It introduces enhanced RG techniques for three-nucleon forces and demonstrates their impact on nuclear structure, reactions, and astrophysical phenomena.

Findings

Improved accuracy in microscopic nuclear calculations

New insights into neutron star equations of state

Enhanced understanding of nuclear correlations

Abstract

We review recent developments in the use of renormalization group (RG) methods in low-energy nuclear physics. These advances include enhanced RG technology, particularly for three-nucleon forces, which greatly extends the reach and accuracy of microscopic calculations. We discuss new results for the nucleonic equation of state with applications to astrophysical systems such as neutron stars, new calculations of the structure and reactions of finite nuclei, and new explorations of correlations in nuclear systems.