Why Symmetry? -- J-Pairing Interractions of Fermions in a Single-J Shell -- Supersymmetry in Nuclei -- The Relativistic Many Body Problem in Quantum Mechanics -- Gauge Invariance and the E1 Sum Rule in Nuclei -- The Heisenberg Group in Classical and Quantum Information Transmission -- Quantum Field Theory of Particle Mixing and Oscillations -- Two-Photon Interactions in Cavity QED -- Low-Dimens…
Photon Scattering -- Lepton Scattering -- Quasi-Elastic Lepton-Quark Scattering -- The Hydrogen Atom -- Many Electron Atoms -- Hadrons -- Covalent and Ionic Bonding -- Intermolecular Forces -- Cold Neutron Scattering -- The Nuclear Force and the Deuteron -- Quantum Gases -- Quantum Liquids -- Metals -- Nuclei — Droplets of a Fermi Liquid -- Stars, Planets, and Asteroids -- Elementary Particle…
Plasma Physics -- Nature of Plasma -- Plasma Characteristics -- Magnetic Configuration and Particle Orbit -- Velocity Space Distribution Function and Boltzmann’s Equation -- Plasma as MHD Fluid -- Equilibrium -- Plasma Transport -- Magnetohydrodynamic Instabilities -- Resistive Instabilities -- Plasma as Medium of Waves -- Landau Damping and Cyclotron Damping -- Hot Plasma -- Instabilities Dr…
Positron Emission Tomography in Clinical Medicine -- Physics and Instrumentation in PET -- Data Acquisition and Performance Characterization in PET -- Image Reconstruction Algorithms in PET -- Quantitative Techniques in PET -- Tracer Kinetic Modeling in PET -- Coregistration of Structural and Functional Images -- Anato-Molecular Imaging: Combining Structure and Function -- Radiohalogens for PET…
Neutrinos, Astroparticle Physics, Cosmology and Gravity -- The Neutrino Mass Matrix — From A4 to Z3 -- Neutrinos — Inner Properties and Role as Astrophysical Messengers -- Lepton Flavor Violation in the SUSY Seesaw Model: An Update -- Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter in the Galaxy -- Supernovae and Dark Energy -- Semiclassical Cosmology with Running Cosmological Constant -- Limits on New Invers…
A Summary of Observed Data and Pre-Amble -- Energy-Density Functional Formalism and Nuclear Masses -- The Decay Process, Fission Barrier, Half-Lives, and Mass Distributions in the Energy-Density-Functional Approach -- Spontaneous Fission Half-Lives of Fermium and Super-Heavy Elements -- Empirical Barrier and Spontaneous Fission -- Induced Fission -- Hot and Cold Fission -- Isomer Fission -- Clu…
The Motivation for Nuclear Energy -- Nuclear Power Development -- Radioactivity and Radiation Exposures -- Effects of Radiation Exposures -- Neutron Reactions -- Nuclear Fission -- Chain Reactions and Nuclear Reactors -- Types of Nuclear Reactors -- Nuclear Fuel Cycle -- Nuclear Waste Disposal: Amounts of Waste -- Storage and Disposal of Nuclear Wastes -- U.S. Waste Disposal Plans and the Yucca…
Outstanding Problems in Particle Astrophysics -- Constructing the Cosmos, from Sunboats to Superclusters -- Recent Results from the Spitzer Space Telescope: A New View of the Infrared Universe -- Beyond the Standard Model in Particle Physics and Cosmology: Convergence or Divergence? -- B-L Genesis: Generalities and Impact on Neutrino Physics -- Stellar Explosion: From Supernovae to Gamma-Ray Bu…
The Multiwavelength Approach to Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources -- Regular Particle Acceleration in Relativistic Jets -- The Converter Mechanism of Particle Acceleration and its Applications to the Unidentified EGRET Sources -- An Examination of Candidate AGN Counterparts to Unidentified EGRET Sources -- A Search for TeV Emission from X-Ray Selected AGN with Milagro -- Beaming Effects in GRBs an…
Origins and Education -- Institute for Advanced Study, 1948–1949, Theory -- Berkeley, 1949–1950, Accelerators -- Properties of Pi Mesons -- Strange Particles and Bubble Chambers -- Neutrinos I -- CP Violation -- Neutrinos, II -- Experiments with the LEP e+e? Collider.Embedded in an autobiographic framework, this book retraces vividly and in some depth the golden years of particle physics as…