Singular Integral Equations. By N.I. Muskhelishvili. Translated fromthe 2nd Russian edition by J.R.M. Radok. Pp. 447. F1. 28.50. 1953. (Noordhoff, Groningen)

The Bonn Meson Exchange Model for the Nucleon Nucleon Interaction

Nuclear forces can be systematically derived using effective chiral Lagrangians consistent with the symmetries of QCD. I review the status of the calculations for two- and three-nucleon forces and their applications in few-nucleon systems. I also address issues like the quark mass dependence of the nuclear forces and resonance saturation for four-nucleon operators.

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Modern theory of nuclear forces

Nowadays it has become customary in nuclear physics to denote by “tradition” the approach that considers nucleons and mesons as the relevant degrees of freedom. It is the purpose of this chapter to review this “traditional” approach in the area of nuclear forces and their applications to nuclear structure.

The Meson Theory of Nuclear Forces and Nuclear Structure

Neutron star observations: Prognosis for equation of state constraints

A folded diagram microscopic calculation of nuclear Coulomb displacement energies

The inelastic and fusion excitation functions are analyzed using an interference mechanism between the barrier and internal waves of the heavy ion optical potential. The undamped overlapping molecular resonances are found to be the main dynamical mechanism for the gross oscillations in the excitation function. Our result suggests a rather interesting correlation between the total reaction excitation and the direct surface reaction excitation function. Its origin may be understood as follows: At the resonance, the wave function is pulled into the nuclear interior, and thus, the total reaction cross section is at maximum. The direct surface reaction is, however, shifted by a small phase difference near the surface region. This picture should be valid in the case of overlapping molecular resonance of the heavy ion systems. Good agreement between calculated and experimental inelastic and fusion excitation functions for $^{12}\mathrm{C}$+ $^{12}\mathrm{C}$ and $^{16}\mathrm{O}$+ $^{16}\mathrm{O}$ is obtained.

Molecular resonance effects in heavy ion excitation functions

Core polarization, Brown–Rho scaling and a memory of Gerry's Princeton Years

The effects of uncertainties in the two-nucleon potential on the saturation properties of nuclear matter are studied. The nuclear matter energy is calculated by a recently developed ring-diagram method. The largest variations in the energy are due to ambiguities in the (off-shell) strength of the nuclear tensor force. For the six different realistic potential models considered, the total uncertainty is about 3 MeV for the saturation energy and 0.2 ${\mathrm{fm}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1}$ for the saturation Fermi momentum. This variation is substantially smaller than the corresponding one obtained in standard lowest-order Brueckner calculations (6 MeV, 0.3 ${\mathrm{fm}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1}$). The relevance of the tensor force for ring-diagram contributions is investigated systematically.

T.T.S. Kuo

Papers

A folded diagram microscopic calculation of nuclear Coulomb displacement energies

Molecular resonance effects in heavy ion excitation functions

Core polarization, Brown–Rho scaling and a memory of Gerry's Princeton Years

Uncertainties in the two-nucleon potential and nuclear matter predictions

Level-density parameter of nuclei at finite temperature