This manuscript originated from the discussion at the workshop on the "Future
of Few-body Low Energy Experimental Physics" (FFLEEP), which was held at the
University of Trento on December 4-7, 2002 and has been written in its present
form on March 19, 2003. It illustrates a selection of theoretical advancements
in the nuclear few-body problem, including two- and many-nucleon interactions,
the three-nucleon bound and scattering system, the four-body problem, the
A-body (A>4) problem, and fields of related interest, such as reactions of
astrophysical interest and few-neutron systems. Particular attention is called
to the contradictory situation one experiences in this field: while theory is
currently advancing and has the potential to inspire new experiments, the
experimental activity is nevertheless rapidly phasing out. If such a trend will
continue, advancements in this area will become critically difficult.Comment: 29 pages, 21 figures. Manuscript originated from the discussion at
the workshop on the "Future of Few-body Low Energy Experimental Physics"
(FFLEEP), University of Trento, December 4-7, 2002, written in its present
form on March 19, 2003, circulated mainly among the participants to the
FFLEEP workshop. Since the authors have been repeatedly solicited to make the
manuscript accessible to a larger audience potentially interested in its
scientific content, they have decided to post it on this archiv