Structure of Exotic Nuclei and Nuclear Forces

Abstract

The International Symposium on `Structure of Exotic Nuclei and Nuclear Forces' was heldat The Koshiba Hall, University of Tokyo, on 9–12 March 2006. Thissymposium was organized as an activity of the Grant-in-Aid for the specially promoted area `MonteCarlo Shell Model' from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (MEXT) ofJapan. The symposium was sponsored by the Center for Nuclear Study (CNS) and by RIKEN. The purpose of the symposium was to discuss theoretical and experimental developments inthe study of the structure of exotic nuclei and its relationship with nuclear forces. There has beenmuch progress recently in our understanding of what the structure of exotic nuclei is and howit can be linked to nuclear forces, with emerging intriguing perspectives.The following subjects were covered in this symposium Present status and future of the shell model Effective interaction theories Experimental results and perspectives Few-body methods including ab initio calculations Advancements of mean-fieeld models Transition between shell and cluster structure Nuclear astrophysics and nuclear structure Particle physics and the shell modelEmphasis was placed on the interplay between many-body structures and nuclear forces, and onthe experimental clarification of these topics.Around 80 participants attended the symposium and we enjoyed 34 excellent and lively invited talks and 26 oral presentations.The organizing committee consisted of B A Brown (MSU), S Fujii (CNS), M Honma(Aizu), T Kajino (NAO), T Mizusaki (Senshu), T Motobayashi (RIKEN), K Muto (TIT),T Otsuka (Chair, Tokyo/CNS/RIKEN), P Ring (TMU), N Shimizu (Scientific Secretary, Tokyo),S Shimoura (CNS), Y Utsuno (Scientific Secretary, JAEA).Finally, we would like to thank all the speakers and the participants as well as the otherorganizers for their contributions which made the symposium so successful.