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Structure models: From shell model to ab initio methods

A brief introduction to microscopic theories for exotic nuclei

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A brief review of models to describe nuclear structure and reactions properties is presented, starting from the historical shell model picture and encompassing modern ab initio approaches. A selection of recent theoretical results on observables for exotic light and medium-mass nuclei is shown. Emphasis is given to the comparison with experiment and to what can be learned about three-body forces and continuum properties.

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Bacca, S. Structure models: From shell model to ab initio methods. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 131, 107 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2016-16107-6

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