Chiral 3NF and Continuum in Weekly Bound Nuclear Systems

Abstract:  Three-nucleon force and continuum play important roles in reproducing the properties of atomic nuclei around driplines. Therefore it is valuable to build up a theoretical framework where both effects can be taken into account. One elegant choice is expressing the chiral three-nucleon force within the continuum Berggren representation so that bound, resonant, and continuum states can be treated on an equal footing. In this talk, I will first present the details of this framework. To uncover their effects, two particular cases will be discussed: 1) neutron-rich oxygen isotopes; 2) proton-rich Borromean Neon-17. The calculation shows that 3NF and continuum will play crucial but different roles in these threshold-nearing systems. As a separate topic, I would also like to introduce some ongoing progress on finite temperature neutron matter calculations within the framework of NLEFT