Nuclear Physics with Electroweak Probes

Abstract

In recent years, the italian theoretical Nuclear Physics community has played a leading role in the development of a unified approach, allowing for a consistent and fully quantitative description of the nuclear response to electromagnetic and weak probes. In this paper I review the main achievements in both fields, point out some of the open problems, and outline the most promising prospects.

Invited Talk at the XII Workshop on Theoretical Nuclear Physics in Italy, Cortona, October 8-10, 2008

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