Nuclear Forces and Nuclear Structure
  After a historical review, I present the progress in the field of realistic NN potentials that we have seen in recent years. A new generation of very quantitative (high-quality/high-precision) NN potentials has emerged. These potentials will serve as reliable input for microscopic nuclear structure calculations and will allow for a systematic investigation of off-shell effects. The issue of three-nucleon forces is also discussed. 
R. Machleidt (University of Idaho)