Can modern nuclear Hamiltonians tolerate a bound tetraneutron?

I show that it does not seem possible to change modern nuclear Hamiltonians to bind a tetraneutron without destroying many other successful predictions of those Hamiltonians. This means that, should a recent experimental claim of a bound tetraneutron be confirmed, our understanding of nuclear forces...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2003-06, Vol.90 (25 Pt 1), p.252501-252501, Article 252501
1. Verfasser: Pieper, Steven C
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:I show that it does not seem possible to change modern nuclear Hamiltonians to bind a tetraneutron without destroying many other successful predictions of those Hamiltonians. This means that, should a recent experimental claim of a bound tetraneutron be confirmed, our understanding of nuclear forces will have to be significantly changed. I also point out some errors in previous theoretical studies of this problem.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.90.252501