Lattice effective field theory for nuclei from A = 4 to A = 28

Abstract

We present an overview of the extension of Nuclear Lattice Effective Field Theory simulations to the regime of medium-mass nuclei. We focus on the determination of the ground-state energies of the alpha nuclei ${}^{16}$O, ${}^{20}$Ne, ${}^{24}$Mg and ${}^{28}$Si by means of Euclidean time projection.

7 pages, 4 figures, presented at the 31st International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (LATTICE 2013), July 29 - August 3, 2013, Mainz, Germany