Read article 'Exotic lead nuclei get into shape at ISOLDE'
Exotic lead nuclei get into shape at ISOLDE
Lead nuclei with too few neutrons turn out to be mainly spherical.
Read article 'Exotic lead nuclei get into shape at ISOLDE'
Read article 'Advanced Quantum Theory (3rd edition) '
Advanced Quantum Theory (3rd edition)
This book looks at the techniques that are used in theoretical elementary-particle physics that are extended to other branches of modern physics.
Read article 'Polarized hyperons probe dynamics of quark spin'
Polarized hyperons probe dynamics of quark spin
Jefferson Laboratory researchers discuss two new models of spin transfer.
Read article 'NSCL discovers the heaviest known silicon isotope to date'
NSCL discovers the heaviest known silicon isotope to date
Researchers at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University have produced the heaviest silicon isotope ever observed.
Read article 'Theory ties strings round jet suppression'
Theory ties strings round jet suppression
The properties of quark–gluon plasma (QGP), where the quarks and gluons are no longer confined within hadrons, lead to intriguing effects that have already been studied in heavy-ion collisions at CE...
Read article 'Physicists gather for an extravaganza of beauty'
Physicists gather for an extravaganza of beauty
Lively discussions and precise measurements dominated Beauty 2006, the latest international conference on B-physics. Neville Harnew and Guy Wilkinson report.
Read article 'Rochester conference goes back to Russia'
Rochester conference goes back to Russia
Moscow hosted this year's major summer conference, which presented the latest news across a broad range of topics. Gennady Kozlov and Simon Eidelman report.
Read article 'Metallic water becomes even more accessible'
Metallic water becomes even more accessible
Water is well known for its astonishing range of unusual properties, and now Thomas Mattsson and Michael Desjarlais of Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico have suggested yet another one.
Read article 'Can experiment access Planck-scale physics?'
Can experiment access Planck-scale physics?
A gravitational analogue of Brownian motion could now make it possible to investigate Planck-scale physics using the latest quantum technology.
Read article 'Representing Electrons: A Biographical Approach to Theoretical Entities'
Representing Electrons: A Biographical Approach to Theoretical Entities
Both a history and a metahistory, this book focuses on the development of various theoretical representations of electrons from the late 1890s until 1925, and the methodological problems associated wi...
