Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We study short-range three-nucleon forces (3NFs) in nuclear lattice effective field theory with a chiral two-nucleon interaction at N${}^3$LO. The one-pion-exchange ($c_D$) and contact ($c_E$) terms of the leading 3NF are decomposed into locally and non-locally smeared components and supplemented by partial-wave-resolved pair contacts coupled to the density of a third nucleon. We determine their coefficients from nuclear binding energies for nuclei in the mass range from $A=3$ to $A=40$ and neutron--alpha finite-volume energies. This allows to work out the minimal three-nucleon force that can be used for future precision studies in NLEFT.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7221857187