2002/07/31 by J. L. Friar, J L Friar
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Molecular Physics #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Nuclear physics research studies #nucl-th #physics.atom-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1139/p02-105
published as Can.J.Phys.80:1337-1346,2002 · Invited talk presented at: The International Conference on Precision Physics of Simple Atomic Systems, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 30-July 4, 2002. -- 10 pages, latex, no figures, nrc1.cls required -- To appear in Canadian Journal of Physics -- minor revisions
arxiv created 2002/08/09 · openalex publication_date 2002/11/01 · arxiv updated 2010/05/27 · openalex created_date 2019/06/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The paper consists of three parts: (i) what every atomic physicist needs to know about the physics of light nuclei (and no more); (ii) what nuclear physicists can do for atomic physics; and (iii) what atomic physicists can do for nuclear physics. A brief qualitative overview of the nuclear force and calculational techniques for light nuclei will be presented, with an emphasis on debunking myths and on recent progress in the field. Nuclear quantities that affect precise atomic measurements will be discussed, together with their current theoretical and experimental status. The final topic will be a discussion of those atomic measurements that would be useful to nuclear physics. PACS No.: 31.30Gs