Introduction: The purpose of this one-week program and three-day workshop is to gather together experts from high-energy and low-energy nuclear physics communities to report on the latest experimental and theoretical advances at the intersection of these fields. Discussions will focus on the interplay between low-energy nuclear experiments, modern nuclear structure theory, and the current understanding of initial conditions in high-energy nuclear collisions. This program will provide a channel for deepening our understanding of nuclear structure and address the important question of its evolution across energy scales. With the aim of elucidating key questions at the two ends of the energy spectrum, emphasis will be given to future research directions driven by planned ion programs at the Large Hadron Collider and other facilities worldwide.
The scientific program includes the following topics, which emphasize the intersections between nuclear structure and high-energy collisions.
Nuclear shape and initial conditions in nuclear collisions
Nuclear shapes in ab initio approaches
Bayesian analysis and emulators for nuclear physics
Precision studies of nuclear shapes and BSM searches
Future experimental upgrades and facilities
Program: 10:00-11:00 am, 2:30-3:30 pm, May 12-18, 2025
Workshop: 9:00-12:00 am, 2:00-5:00 pm, May 20-22, 2025