Lattice gauge theory as a nuclear many-body problem

Abstract

We discuss the conceptual connection between lattice quantum chromodynamics and a nuclear many‐body problem. We begin with an illustrative example of how the 0(3) nonlinear sigma model in (1+1) dimensions can be computed with a nuclear shell‐model code with a speed which is competitive with other approaches. We then describe progress toward the implementation of this technology in lattice SU(2) Yang‐Mills gauge theory.