The three-nucleon system as a laboratory for nuclear physics: the need for 3N forces
arXiv:nucl-th/0703089 · doi:10.1080/10506890701404222
Abstract
Recent experimental results in three-body systems have unambiguously shown that calculations based on nucleon-nucleon forces fail to accurately describe many experimental observables and one needs to include effects which are beyond the realm of the two-body potentials. This conclusion owes its significance to the fact that experiments and calculations can both be performed with a high accuracy. In this short review, a sample of recent experimental results along with the results of the state-of-the-art calculations will be presented and discussed.
Commissioned article for Nuclear Physics News, 8 pages, 6 figures