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 is to provide a channel for enlightening and addressing the nuclear structure community in regard to developing further an interplay among two communities that enables us to enhance our understanding of the initial conditions in high-energy collisions and addresses the important issue of nuclear structure evolution across energy scales. With the aim of deepening our understanding of 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.
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Nuclear shape and initial conditions in nuclear collisions
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Nuclear shapes in ab initio approaches
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Bayesian analysis and emulators for nuclear physics
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Precision studies of nuclear shapes and BSM searches
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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
