Nuclear physics

Nuclear physics is that branch of physics concerned with the nucleus of the atom.

Topics include:

• Strong interaction
• Radioactivity
• Models of the nucleus
  • liquid drop model
  • shell model
  • interacting boson model
• Fission
• Fusion
• Nuclear reactions

Applications

• Nuclear magnetic resonance
• Mössbauer effect
• Nuclear power
• Nuclear weapons

See also

• Nuclear engineering
• important publications in nuclear physics

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