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Nuclei and the Unitary Limit

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Few-body systems with large scattering length display universal properties which are independent of the details of short-distance dynamics. These features include universal correlations between few-body observables and a geometric spectrum of three- and higher-body bound states. They can be observed in a wide range of systems from ultracold atoms to hadrons and nuclei. In this contribution, we review universality in nuclei dominated by few-body physics. In particular, we discuss halo nuclei and the description of light nuclei in a strict expansion around the unitary limit of infinite scattering length.

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  1. Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289, Darmstadt, Germany

    H.-W. Hammer

  2. ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany

    H.-W. Hammer

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Hammer, HW. Nuclei and the Unitary Limit. Few-Body Syst 59, 58 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-018-1386-7

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