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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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013]
Description
xv, 259 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

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      Series
      Physics 2010 [More in this series]
      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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      ISBN
      • 9780309260404 ((paperback))
      • 030926040X ((paperback))
      LCCN
      2013931504
      OCLC
      809027627
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