Few-Body Systems and the Pionless Effective Field Theory

Abstract

The pionless effective field theory (EFT) is the appropriate low-energy EFT for short-range interactions that display a large scattering length. It has been successfully applied in atomic, nuclear and particle physics. We give an overview over recent calculations employing the pionless effective field theory and lay emphasis on applications in the three- and four-body sector where the most exciting developments have occurred.

8 pages, 2 figures, talk given at 6th International Workshop on Chiral Dynamics, Bern, Switzerland, July 6-10, 2009