{"id":107,"date":"2018-11-29T17:20:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T17:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theory.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/groups\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2019-09-09T16:19:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T16:19:11","slug":"nuclear-theory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theory.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/groups\/index.php\/home\/groups\/nuclear-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nuclear Theory group is headed by Prof. Mike Birse.<\/p>\n<p>The research interests range from low-energy nuclear structure to the frontier where nuclear and particle physics overlap. We focus on &#8216;fundamental&#8217; approaches to nuclear physics, linking it to quantum chromodynamics, and have particular expertise in the areas of effective field theory and microscopic many-body theory. Web links are provided under individual researchers profiles.<\/p>\n<h4>group members<\/h4>\n<div class=\"tmm tmm_nuclear-theory\"><div class=\"tmm_5_columns tmm_wrap \"><span class=\"tmm_two_containers_tablet\"><\/span><div class=\"tmm_container\"><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#333333 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Mike<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Birse<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Professor of Theoretical Physics<\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><a class=\"tmm_sociallink\" href=\"mailto:mike.birse@manchester.ac.uk\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/theory.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/groups\/wp-content\/plugins\/team-members\/inc\/img\/links\/email.png\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#333333 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Judith<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">McGovern<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Senior Lecturer<\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><a class=\"tmm_sociallink\" href=\"mailto:judith.mcgovern@manchester.ac.uk\" title=\"email\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"email\" src=\"https:\/\/theory.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/groups\/wp-content\/plugins\/team-members\/inc\/img\/links\/email.png\"\/><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tmm_sociallink\" href=\"https:\/\/theory.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/~judith\/\" title=\"website\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"website\" src=\"https:\/\/theory.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/groups\/wp-content\/plugins\/team-members\/inc\/img\/links\/website.png\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\"tmm_two_containers_tablet\"><\/span><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#333333 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_photo tmm_phover_nuclear-theory_2\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/theory.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/groups\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20180908_153934.jpg); margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; background-size:cover !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Niels<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Walet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Professor of Theoretical Physics<\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tmm_sociallink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.manchester.ac.uk\/portal\/niels.walet.html\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/theory.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/groups\/wp-content\/plugins\/team-members\/inc\/img\/links\/website.png\"\/><\/a><a class=\"tmm_sociallink\" href=\"mailto:niels.walet@manchester.ac.uk\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/theory.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/groups\/wp-content\/plugins\/team-members\/inc\/img\/links\/email.png\"\/><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tmm_sociallink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nwalet\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/theory.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/groups\/wp-content\/plugins\/team-members\/inc\/img\/links\/twitter.png\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#333333 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Johannes<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Kirscher<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\"tmm_two_containers_tablet\"><\/span><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#333333 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Alexander<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Moore<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">PhD student<\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nuclear Theory group is headed by Prof. Mike Birse. 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