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Nuclear physics : exploring the heart of matter / Committee on the Assessment of and Outlook for Nuclear Physics, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.
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Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013]
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xv, 259 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Nuclear physics
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United States
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of and Outlook for Nuclear Physics
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National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Physics and Astronomy
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Series
Physics 2010
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: SUMMARY
1. Overview
Introduction
How Did Visible Matter Come Into Being and How Does It Evolve?
How Does Subatomic Matter Organize Itself and What Phenomena Emerge?
Are the Fundamental Interactions That Are Basic to the Structure of Matter Fully Understood?
How Can the Knowledge and Technological Progress Provided by Nuclear Physics Best Be Used to Benefit Society?
Planning for the Future
2. Science Questions
Perspectives on the Structure of Atomic Nuclei
Revising the Paradigms of Nuclear Structure
Neutron Rich Matter in the Laboratory and the Cosmos
Nature and Origin of Simple Patterns in Complex Nuclei
Toward a Comprehensive Theory of Nuclei
Nuclear Astrophysics
Origin of the Elements
Collapse of a Star
Thermonuclear Explosions
Neutron Stars
Neutrino Messengers
Exploring Quark-Gluon Plasma
Discovery of the Near-Perfect Liquid Plasma
Quantifying QGP Properties and Connecting to the Microscopic Laws of QCD and Its Macroscopic Phase Diagram
Toward a Theoretical Framework for Strongly Coupled Fluids
The Strong Force and the Internal Structure of Neutrons and Protons
The Basic Properties of Protons and Neutrons: Spatial Maps of Charge and Magnetism
Momentum and Spin Within the Proton
In-Medium Effects: Building Nuclei with QCD
Identifying the Full Array of Bound States
The Spectroscopy of Mesons and Baryons
Toward the Next Steps: An Electron-Ion Collider
Fundamental Symmetries
A Decade of Discovery
The Next Steps
The Precision Frontier
Two Challenges
Underground Science
Fundamental Symmetries Studies in the United States and Around the World
The Workforce
HIGHLIGHT: DIAGNOSING CANCER WITH PET
3. Societal Applications And Benefits
Diagnosing and Curing Medical Conditions
Nuclear Imaging of Disease and Functions
New Radioisotopes for Targeted Radioimmunotherapy
Future Technologies in Nuclear Medicine
Making Our Borders and Our Nation More Secure
Protecting Our Borders from Proliferation of Nuclear Materials
Certifying the Nation's Nuclear Stockpile
The Greatest Challenge: Nuclear Devices in the Hands of Terrorists or a Rogue Nation
Carbon-Emission-Free Energy for the Future
Nuclear Fission Reactors
Nuclear Fusion Energy
Innovations in Technologies and Applications of Nuclear Science
Addressing Challenges in Medicine, Industry, and Basic Science with Accelerators
Free-Electron Lasers
Information and Computer Technologies
Cosmic Rays, Electronic Devices, and Nuclear Accelerators
Helping to Understand Climate Effects One Nucleus at a Time
HIGHLIGHT: FUTURE LEADERS IN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ITS APPLICATIONS: STEWARDSHIP SCIENCE GRADUATE FELLOWS
4. Global Nuclear Science
United States
Europe
FAIR and GSI
GANIL and SPIRAL2
CERN
Other European Facilities
Asia, Africa, and Australia
Canada and Latin America
U.S. Nuclear Science Leadership in the G-20
HIGHLIGHT: THE FUKUSHIMA EVENT
A NUCLEAR DETECTIVE STORY
5. Nuclear Science Going Forward
Ways of Making Decisions
The Long-Range Plan Process
Planning in a Global Context
The Need for Nimbleness
A Nuclear Workforce for the Twenty-first Century
Challenges and Critical Shortages
The Role of Graduate Students and Postdocs
Balance of Investments in Facilities and Universities
Mechanisms for Ensuring a Robust Pipeline
Broadening the Nuclear Workforce
HIGHLIGHT: NUCLEAR CRIME SCENE FORENSICS
6. Recommendations
Following Through with the Long-Range Plan
Building a Foundation for the Future
APPENDIXES
A. Statement Of Task
B. Meeting Agendas
C. Biographies Of Committee Members.
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9780309260404 ((paperback))
030926040X ((paperback))
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2013931504
OCLC
809027627
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