Advances in Nuclear Astrophysics and Aymmetry
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: theoretical nuclear physics; nuclear structure; nuclear reactions; superscaling; scaling; nucleon momentum distributions in nuclei; lepton scattering from nuclei; superheavy nuclei
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Interests: nuclear structure; nuclear reactions; nucleon-nucleon correlations in nuclei; nucleon density and momentum distributions; symmetry energy of finite nuclei; superheavy nuclei
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nuclear astrophysics is a modern and rapidly evolving field which addresses fundamental science questions at the intersection of nuclear physics and astrophysics. Nuclear astrophysics is the study of nuclear level processes that occur naturally in space. It is an interdisciplinary branch of physics involving close collaboration among researchers in various subfields of nuclear physics and astrophysics. For instance, in nuclear physics, symmetry energy is an important parameter in the equation of state describing the nuclear structure of heavy nuclei and neutron stars, and plays an important role in nuclear astrophysics. The nuclear astrophysics aims can be grouped into three general topics, which are the basis of this Special Issue:
- Concerning the build-up of light and heavy elements through a broad variety of nuclear processes in a multitude of stellar environments;
- Understanding of the critical nuclear reaction sequences, dense matter properties, and neutrino processes that drive the different phases of quiescent and exploding stellar burning scenarios;
- Investigating the matter at extreme density conditions and the underlying physics of nuclear matter. For example, the composition and state of matter in the crust and core of neutron stars.
The progress in the theory and experiments of nuclear structure, nuclear reactions, and weak interactions generates new opportunities for advances in nuclear astrophysics. The strong force, together with the weak and electromagnetic forces, generate highly complex nuclear structures that make up a challenging subject of study for clear understanding. During their lives, stars generate many exotic short-lived nuclei that do not exist on Earth, but are significant in understanding the structure of all nuclear species and the fundamental forces governing them. Understanding the nucleosynthesis of elements in the universe continues to remain one of the most compelling issues in science. The huge amount of astrophysical processes that are responsible for this production requires engagement in complementary approaches for measuring the nuclear data that are critical to understanding element synthesis.
This Special Issue on “Advances in Nuclear Astrophysics and Symmetry” summarizes current problems and questions in the theoretical and experimental nuclear astrophysics.
Dr. Martin V. Ivanov
Prof. Dr. Mitko K. Gaidarov
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Nucleosynthesis scenarios
- Nuclear symmetry energy
- Equation of state
- Nuclear structure
- Nuclear astrophysics
- Neutron stars
- Dense and/or asymmetric nuclear matter
- Reaction rates
- Neutron-rich nuclei
- Energy density functional theory
