Ab initio studies of light nuclei

The ab initio no-core shell model (NCSM) is a well-established theoretical framework aimed at an exact description of nuclear structure starting from high-precision interactions between the nucleons. We consider realistic two- and three-nucleon interactions and will also discuss techniques based on unitary transformations that provide many-body Hamiltonians with superior convergence properties. The performance of the NCSM within nuclear physics will be exemplified by showing results from studies of light nuclei.