AUTHOR=Gandolfi Stefano , Lonardoni Diego , Lovato Alessandro , Piarulli Maria 

TITLE=Atomic Nuclei From Quantum Monte Carlo Calculations With Chiral EFT Interactions

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physics

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics/articles/10.3389/fphy.2020.00117

DOI=10.3389/fphy.2020.00117

ISSN=2296-424X

ABSTRACT=<p>Quantum Monte Carlo methods are powerful numerical tools to accurately solve the Schrödinger equation for nuclear systems, a necessary step to describe the structure and reactions of nuclei and nucleonic matter starting from realistic interactions and currents. These <italic>ab-initio</italic> methods have been used to accurately compute properties of light nuclei—including their spectra, moments, and transitions—and the equation of state of neutron and nuclear matter. In this work we review selected results obtained by combining quantum Monte Carlo methods and recent Hamiltonians constructed within chiral effective field theory.</p>