Advances in Nuclear Physics

Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions. Other forms of nuclear matter are also studied. Nuclear physics should not be confused with atomic physics, which studies the atom as a whole, including its electrons. Discoveries in nuclear physics have led to applications in many fields. This includes nuclear power, nuclear weapons, nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging, industrial and agricultural isotopes, ion implantation in materials engineering, and radiocarbon dating in geology and archaeology. Such applications are studied in the field of nuclear engineering. In the present book, twelve typical literatures about Nuclear Physics published on international authoritative journals were selected to introduce the worldwide newest progress, which contains reviews or original researches on nuclear power, nuclear weapons, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging, etc. We hope this book can demonstrate advances in nuclear physics as well as give references to the researchers, students and other related people.