Nuclear physics : the core of matter, the fuel of stars /

• Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Nuclear Physics
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.
• Subjects: Nuclear physics.; Physique nucl�eaire.; SCIENCE > Physics > Nuclear.; SCIENCE > Physics > Atomic & Molecular.; Fisica nuclear.; Electronic books.

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 sever...

Table of Contents:

• The structure of the nuclear building blocks
• The structure of nuclei
• Matter at extreme densities
• The nuclear physics of the universe
• Symmetry tests in nuclear physics
• The tools of nuclear physics
• Nuclear physics and society.