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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.
Physical Description:
xiv, 259 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of and Outlook for Nuclear Physics and National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Physics and Astronomy
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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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ISBN:
9780309260404
030926040X
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Includes bibliographical references.
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