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Perspectives of the Ab Initio No-Core Shell Model

February 10-12, 2011

TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Perspectives of the Ab Initio No-Core Shell Model

New generation experiments with rare-isotope beams that focus on studies of exotic nuclei are now under way or are being planned. New facilities are under construction that will investigate fusion reactions as a possible source of future energy generation. These develoments should be matched by improvements in the predictive power of nuclear theory. The No-Core Shell Model (NCSM) approach has been successful in describing structure of light nuclei starting from basic interactions among nucleons. In the past few years, there have been several exciting new developments of this approach. It is timely to bring together theorists involved in these new developments.
This is a small workshop with a focus on future prospects and applications of the ab initio No-Core Shell Model, including studies with three-body forces, applications of Similarity-Renormalization-Group evolved interactions, extensions to heavier nuclei, extensions to nuclear reactions and calculations of processes relevant to astrophysics. To further motivate our theory efforts, there will be a talk by B. Davids on the TRIUMF ISAC experimental program covering studies of light nuclei and reactions important for nuclear astrophysics. Due to the space and budget limitations, the participation is by invitation only.