Short History of Nuclear Many-Body Problem

TL;DR

This paper reviews the historical development of nuclear many-body theory over the past 60 years, emphasizing key contributions by Gerry Brown and related methods like Brueckner's formulation and the Moszkowski-Scott separation.

Contribution

It provides a concise overview of significant theoretical advances in nuclear many-body physics, highlighting the author's personal experiences and key research milestones.

Findings

Emphasizes the importance of Brueckner's formulation in nuclear many-body theory.

Highlights the role of the Moszkowski-Scott separation method.

Discusses core-polarisation and effective interactions in nuclear physics.

Abstract

This is a very short presentation regarding developments in the theory of nuclear many-body problems, as seen and experienced by the author during the past 60 years with particular emphasis on the contributions of Gerry Brown and his research-group. Much of his work was based on Brueckner's formulation of the nuclear many-body problem. It is reviewed briefly together with the Moszkowski-Scott separation method that was an important part of his early work. The core-polarisation and his work related to effective interactions in general are also addressed.