An overview of symmetric nuclear matter properties from chiral interactions up to fourth order of the chiral expansion

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We present and discuss predictions for a cross section of bulk and single-particle properties in symmetric nuclear matter based on recent high-quality nucleon-nucleon potentials at N3LO and including all subleading three-nucleon forces.

• We begin with the equation of state and its saturation properties and proceed to the single-nucleon potential.
• We also explore short-range correlations as seen through the defect function.
• The various predictions which we present have a common foundation in an internally consistent ab initio approach.