nuclear physics

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The scientific study of the forces, reactions, and internal structures of atomic nuclei.

nuclear physics

(Physics / General Physics) (functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with the structure and behaviour of the nucleus and the particles of which it consists

nuclear physicist n

nuclear physics

The scientific study of the structure and behavior atomic nuclei. See also neutron proton strong force

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Noun

nuclear physics - the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei

atomic physics, nucleonics

cross section - (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns

natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"

atomic theory - a theory of the structure of the atom

barn, b - (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter

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advanced gas-cooled reactor
afterheat
atomic physics
atomic theory
beam hole
Bethe
BNFL
ENEA
Fermi
fuel element
gauge theory
Geiger Hans Wilhelm
low-level waste
magnetic confinement
magnox
Manhattan District
neutron poison
nuclear
Nuclear physicist

The same team, working with Frank Postberg of the University of Heidelberg and the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, in Heidelberg, has now found the direct experimental evidence for the presence of this ocean, which was previously lacking.

Saturn's moon Enceladus may host a salty ocean by Asian News International

The book will be useful to graduate students of quantum physics and applied mathematics, especially those interested in applying the concepts of continuum quantum geometry to other branches of modern physics, like superconductivity, nuclear physics, polymer theory, and string theory.

Methods of bosonic and fermionic path integrals representations; ... by SciTech Book News

Dr Hoodbhoy received his Bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics, Master's in solid state physics, and PhD in nuclear physics, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Pakistani Nuclear Scientist to Deliver Lecture on Tolerance by Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

nuclear energy

nuclear engineering

nuclear envelope

nuclear exoatmospheric burst

nuclear fusion reaction