Year: 2006
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: We discuss the work of Hans Bethe and others in formulating a theoretical foundation for the nuclear shell model. Written for a general audience, this article describes the evolution from Brueckner's reaction matrix theory to the Moszkowski-Scott separation method and ultimately to the Reference Spectrum method of Bethe, Brandow, and Petschek. We also discuss connections with the recently developed low momentum nucleon-nucleon interactions.
Source: WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks
Authors: Jeremy Holt, Gerald E. Brown
Institution: Stony Brook University
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1557401486