Eur. Phys. J. A (2013) 49: 83
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2013-13083-x

Regular Article - Theoretical Physics

Multi-hadron systems in lattice QCD

Center for Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 02139, Cambridge, MA, USA

^* e-mail: wdetmold@mit.edu

Received: 21 February 2013
Revised: 4 April 2013
Accepted: 14 April 2013
Published online: 17 July 2013

Abstract

I present an overview of recent progress in the study of multi-hadron systems in lattice QCD. After reviewing the recent developments that are beginning to enable nuclear physics to be studied from the underlying theory of the Standard Model, I discuss the recent results that have been obtained in multi-hadron systems. I also explore the difficulties particular to lattice QCD calculations of such systems and emphasise the issues that remain to be resolved.