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What is "nuclear physics"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
nuclear physics
noun
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▪ Elena fostered Nicu's interest in nuclear physics.
▪ He held a chair in physics from 1937 until his retirement publishing more than 150 papers on atomic and nuclear physics.
▪ He says Harwell has now expanded from dealing solely with the field of nuclear physics.
▪ It's a subject whose passion for diagrams and abbreviations and formulae can give nuclear physics a run for its money.
▪ Like Nicu she studied nuclear physics, but unlike Valentin, she was never considered suitable for study abroad.
▪ The other simple analogy is to the chain reaction of nuclear physics.
▪ Thermoluminescence dating and environmental radiation monitoring is also pursued within the nuclear physics group.
▪ Tom, this ain't nuclear physics!
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nuclear physics

Nuclear physics \Nu"cle*ar phys"ics\, n. That branch of physics which studies the structure of and phenomena observed in atomic nuclei.

Wiktionary
nuclear physics

n. The branch of physics that studies the nucleus of the atom, its internal structure and components.

WordNet
nuclear physics

n. the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei [syn: atomic physics, nucleonics]

Wikipedia
Nuclear physics

Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions. The most commonly known application of nuclear physics is nuclear power generation, but the research has led to applications in many fields, including nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear weapons, ion implantation in materials engineering, and radiocarbon dating in geology and archaeology.

The field of particle physics evolved out of nuclear physics and is typically taught in close association with nuclear physics.

Nuclear Physics (journal)

Nuclear Physics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier. The journal was established in 1956, and then split into Nuclear Physics A and Nuclear Physics B in 1967. A supplement series to Nuclear Physics B, called Nuclear Physics B: Proceedings Supplements has been published from 1987 onwards.

Nuclear Physics B is part of the SCOAP initiative.

Nuclear Physics (disambiguation)

Nuclear Physics may refer to:

  • Nuclear physics
    • High energy nuclear physics
  • Nuclear Physics (journal)
  • Nuclear Physics News
  • Office of Nuclear Physics, United States Department of Energy