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An overview on the relativistic Dirac-Brueckner approach to the nuclear many-body problem is given. Different approximation schemes are discussed, with particular emphasis on the nuclear self-energy and the saturation mechanism of nuclear matter. I will further discuss extensions of the standard approach, amongst other things the inclusion of non-nucleonic degrees of freedom, many-body forces and finally compare relativistic and non-relativistic approaches.
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Fuchs, C. 4 The Relativistic Dirac-Brueckner Approach to Nuclear Matter. In: Lalazissis, G.A., Ring, P., Vretenar, D. (eds) Extended Density Functionals in Nuclear Structure Physics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 641. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39911-7_4
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