Exploring Fundamental Issues in Nuclear Physics

Exploring Fundamental Issues in Nuclear Physics
Author: Debades Bandyopadhyay
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2012
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814355720

This book will focus on recent advances in nuclear physics and bring together experimentalists and theorists. Topics covered include neutron rich and superheavy nuclei, supernova and r-process nuclei, deeply bound antikaon- and antiproton-nuclei, nuclear symmetry energy and equation of state, neutron stars, FAIR and future Dubna research, other related areas.

Exploring Fundamental Issues In Nuclear Physics: Nuclear Clusters - Superheavy, Superneutronic, Superstrange, Of Anti-matter - Proceedings Of The Symposium On Advances In Nuclear Physics In Our Time

Exploring Fundamental Issues In Nuclear Physics: Nuclear Clusters - Superheavy, Superneutronic, Superstrange, Of Anti-matter - Proceedings Of The Symposium On Advances In Nuclear Physics In Our Time
Author: Debades Bandyopadhyay
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2012-01-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814458473

This book focus on recent advances in nuclear physics and bring together experimentalists and theorists. Topics covered include neutron rich and superheavy nuclei, supernova and r-process nuclei, nuclear symmetry energy and equation of state, neutron stars, FAIR and future Dubna research, other related areas.

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Physics
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2013-02-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309260434

The principal goals of the study were to articulate the scientific rationale and objectives of the field and then to take a long-term strategic view of U.S. nuclear science in the global context for setting future directions for the field. Nuclear Physics: Exploring the Heart of Matter provides a long-term assessment of an outlook for nuclear physics. The first phase of the report articulates the scientific rationale and objectives of the field, while the second phase provides a global context for the field and its long-term priorities and proposes a framework for progress through 2020 and beyond. In the second phase of the study, also developing a framework for progress through 2020 and beyond, the committee carefully considered the balance between universities and government facilities in terms of research and workforce development and the role of international collaborations in leveraging future investments. Nuclear physics today is a diverse field, encompassing research that spans dimensions from a tiny fraction of the volume of the individual particles (neutrons and protons) in the atomic nucleus to the enormous scales of astrophysical objects in the cosmos. Nuclear Physics: Exploring the Heart of Matter explains the research objectives, which include the desire not only to better understand the nature of matter interacting at the nuclear level, but also to describe the state of the universe that existed at the big bang. This report explains how the universe can now be studied in the most advanced colliding-beam accelerators, where strong forces are the dominant interactions, as well as the nature of neutrinos.

Fundamentals in Nuclear Physics

Fundamentals in Nuclear Physics
Author: Jean-Louis Basdevant
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2006-01-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0387250956

Covers all the phenomenological and experimental data on nuclear physics and demonstrates the latest experimental developments that can be obtained. Introduces modern theories of fundamental processes, in particular the electroweak standard model, without using the sophisticated underlying quantum field theoretical tools. Incorporates all major present applications of nuclear physics at a level that is both understandable by a majority of physicists and scientists of many other fields, and usefull as a first introduction for students who intend to pursue in the domain.

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Physics
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1999-03-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309173663

Dramatic progress has been made in all branches of physics since the National Research Council's 1986 decadal survey of the field. The Physics in a New Era series explores these advances and looks ahead to future goals. The series includes assessments of the major subfields and reports on several smaller subfields, and preparation has begun on an overview volume on the unity of physics, its relationships to other fields, and its contributions to national needs. Nuclear Physics is the latest volume of the series. The book describes current activity in understanding nuclear structure and symmetries, the behavior of matter at extreme densities, the role of nuclear physics in astrophysics and cosmology, and the instrumentation and facilities used by the field. It makes recommendations on the resources needed for experimental and theoretical advances in the coming decade.

Exploring Fundamental Particles

Exploring Fundamental Particles
Author: Lincoln Wolfenstein
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2010-09-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439836132

The search for the elementary constituents of the physical universe and the interactions between them has transformed over time and continues to evolve today, as we seek answers to questions about the existence of stars, galaxies, and humankind. Integrating both theoretical and experimental work, Exploring Fundamental Particles traces the developme

Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics

Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics
Author: Nicholas Alfred Jelley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1990
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521269940

This textbook on nuclear physics will be of value to all undergraduates studying nuclear physics, as well as to first-year graduates.

Exciting Interdisciplinary Physics

Exciting Interdisciplinary Physics
Author: Walter Greiner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2014-07-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319000470

Nuclear physics is an exciting, broadly faceted field. It spans a wide range of topics, reaching from nuclear structure physics to high-energy physics, astrophysics and medical physics (heavy ion tumor therapy). New developments are presented in this volume and the status of research is reviewed. A major focus is put on nuclear structure physics, dealing with superheavy elements and with various forms of exotic nuclei: strange nuclei, very neutron rich nuclei, nuclei of antimatter. Also quantum electrodynamics of strong fields is addressed, which is linked to the occurrence of giant nuclear systems in, e.g., U+U collisions. At high energies nuclear physics joins with elementary particle physics. Various chapters address the theory of elementary matter at high densities and temperature, in particular the quark gluon plasma which is predicted by quantum chromodynamics (QCD) to occur in high-energy heavy ion collisions. In the field of nuclear astrophysics, the properties of neutron stars and quark stars are discussed. A topic which transcends nuclear physics is discussed in two chapters: The proposed pseudo-complex extension of Einstein's General Relativity leads to the prediction that there are no black holes and that big bang cosmology has to be revised. Finally, the interdisciplinary nature of this volume is further accentuated by chapters on protein folding and on magnetoreception in birds and many other animals.

Neutrons, Nuclei and Matter

Neutrons, Nuclei and Matter
Author: James Byrne
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 797
Release: 2013-10-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486320480

"A first-principles discussion of the fundamental neutron interactions . . . the writing is clear, and the explanations stress essential physical principles . . . an excellent survey."—Physics Today "A must for libraries of all universities and laboratories that are engaged in nuclear physics, particle physics, nuclear energy, astrophysics or condensed matter research . . . an outstanding multidisciplinary introduction to the physics and applications of cold neutrons."—Physics World "So many tables, facts and figures . . . the coverage is remarkable."—American Scientist This encyclopedic reference work covers nearly every conceivable aspect of neutron physics. Assembled by an expert in the field, it ranges from the neutron's role as a major element in tests of the standard model of astro-particle physics to its use in nuclear energy generation and the study of condensed matter systems. The multidisciplinary approach includes detailed treatment of strong, weak, and electromagnetic properties of the neutron as well as parallel developments in cosmology and astrophysics. Each subject is placed within its scientific context and receives considerable attention to historical detail.

Nuclear and Particle Physics

Nuclear and Particle Physics
Author: Brian R. Martin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2011-08-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 111996511X

An accessible introduction to nuclear and particle physics with equal coverage of both topics, this text covers all the standard topics in particle and nuclear physics thoroughly and provides a few extras, including chapters on experimental methods; applications of nuclear physics including fission, fusion and biomedical applications; and unsolved problems for the future. It includes basic concepts and theory combined with current and future applications. An excellent resource for physics and astronomy undergraduates in higher-level courses, this text also serves well as a general reference for graduate studies.