Weinberg and few-nucleon forces

Abstract

Weinberg's contributions to the power counting and derivation of few-nucleon forces in Chiral EFT are briefly recalled. Subsequent improvements are reviewed, concluding with the recent suggestion of a combinatorial enhancement.

arXiv comment7 pages. Invited talk at the XLIV Reuniao de Trabalho sobre Fisica Nuclear no Brasil, November 2021

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