Speaker
Description
An accurate description of short-range physics is a significant challenge in the study of strongly interacting quantum many-body systems. In nuclear physics, large short-range correlations (SRCs) hinder the use of different numerical methods for obtaining a complete picture of nuclear systems and supporting beyond-Standard-Model searches. Nuclear SRCs have been studied extensively in the last decades using both large momentum transfer quasi-elastic reactions and ab-initio calculations. In this talk I will present an asymptotic theory of SRCs in quantum many-body systems, providing a systematic framework for analyzing experimental data and numerical calculations and for utilizing our understanding of SRC properties to make progress in the description of nuclei. I will possibly discuss additional efforts to provide accurate calculations of relevant reaction cross sections.
