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Nuclear physics :

(Number (ISBN

030926040X

(Number (ISBN

9780309260404

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b411689

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Nuclear physics :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

exploring the heart of matter /

First Statement of Responsibility

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

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xv, 259 pages :

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color illustrations ;

Dimensions

26 cm

Series Title

Physics 2010

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references

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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 -- Introduction -- 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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Nuclear physics-- Research-- United States

National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Physics and Astronomy,author

National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the Assessment of and Outlook for Nuclear Physics,author

Date of Transaction

20141128193420.0

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