Editorial: The Future of Nuclear Structure: Challenges and Opportunities in the Microscopic Description of Nuclei

TL;DR

This editorial reviews recent advances in microscopic nuclear structure calculations, highlighting current challenges and future opportunities to deepen understanding of atomic nuclei.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive summary of state-of-the-art microscopic methods and serves as a reference for new researchers in nuclear theory.

Findings

Significant progress in microscopic nuclear modeling over the past two decades

Identification of key challenges in nuclear structure calculations

Outline of future research directions in the field

Abstract

The past two decades have witnessed tremendous progress in the microscopic description of atomic nuclei. The Topical Review `The Future of Nuclear Structure' aims at summarizing the current state-of-the-art microscopic calculations in Nuclear Theory and to give a useful reference for young researches who wish to learn more about this exciting discipline.