Ab initio no-core shell model calculations for light nuclei

Abstract

An overview of the ab initio no-core shell model is presented. Recent results for light nuclei obtained with the chiral two-nucleon and three-nucleon interactions are highlighted. Cross section calculations of capture reactions important for astrophysics are discussed. The extension of the ab initio no-core shell model to the description of nuclear reactions by the resonating group method technique is outlined.

To be printed in the Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" Course CLXIX - "Nuclear Structure far from Stability: New Physics and new Technology". 38 pages, 19 figures