Theoretical treatments of fusion processes in collisions of weakly bound nuclei ⁎

We review the theoretical methods to evaluate fusion cross sections in collisions of weakly bound nuclei. We point out that in such collisions the coupling to the breakup channel leads to the appearance of different fusion processes. The extension of the coupled-channel method to coupling with the continuum is the most successful treatment for these collisions. However, evaluating separate cross section for each fusion process remains a very hard task.