Speaker
Description
Nuclear physics is connected to many different areas of physics, spanning arcs from particle physics all the way to astronomy. A solid understanding of nuclear systems from first principles, that is, based on Quantum Chromodynamics as the fundamental theory of the strong interaction, is therefore of great importance, and it can only be achieved with as a concerted effort of theory and experiment.
In this talk, I will give an overview of how modern nuclear theory can work towards this goal with a combination of effective field theories and tailored numerical simulations. Particular emphasis will be placed on the systematic construction of nuclear forces to predict nuclear structure and reactions, and on recent developments in the efficient and rigorous description of few-body resonances.