From the liquid drop model to lattice QCD

Abstract

The present article aims to give a concise account of the main developments in nuclear structure theory, from its origin in the 1930s to date, taking the modelling of inter-nucleon interactions as guideline.

arXiv comment18 pages, 25 figures, contribution to Focus Point on "Rewriting Nuclear Physics Textbooks: Basic Nuclear Interactions and Their Link to Nuclear Processes in the Cosmos and on Earth"

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