The Lorentz Integral Transform (LIT) method and its applications to perturbation induced reactions
arXiv:0708.2803 · doi:10.1088/0954-3899/34/12/R02
Abstract
The LIT method has allowed ab initio calculations of electroweak cross sections in light nuclear systems. This review presents a description of the method from both a general and a more technical point of view, as well as a summary of the results obtained by its application. The remarkable features of the LIT approach, which make it particularly efficient in dealing with a general reaction involving continuum states, are underlined. Emphasis is given on the results obtained for electroweak cross sections of few--nucleon systems. Their implications for the present understanding of microscopic nuclear dynamics are discussed.
83 pages, 31 figures. Topical review. Corrected typos