Shell Modelfrom a Practitioner’s Point of View

Abstract

The lecture presents an introduction to shell model applications in nu- clear spectroscopy. The evaluation of single particle energies, two-body interactions and effective operators and their correlation with the choice of model space is de- scribed. The results of the empirical shell model approach in a minimum valence space and of large-scale shell model calculations are summarised for various re- gions in the nuclidic chart. The mapping of the deformed and the spherical shell model is demonstrated, and the evolution of shell structure towards exotic nuclei is discussed.