A number of scientific discoveries regarding the nature of atoms and their characteristics were made over a relatively short period of time. These lead to the splitting of the atom and the realization that potentially large amounts of energy could be released in the fissioning of certain nuclides. Work on this was expedited in secret during the Second World War during which time the first nucle...

Nuclear energy has firmly established itself as a separate branch of physical science, engineering, and medicine. This new publication, Progress in Nuclear Energy, consists of eight series, namely: I. Physics and Mathematics, II. Reactors, III. Process Chemistry, IV. Technology and Engineering, V. Metallurgy and Fuels, VI. Biological Sciences, VII. Medical Sciences, VIII. Economics of Nuclear P...

A typical form of mass formula is re-explained in terms of nuclear structure. For N ≈ Z nuclei, we propose to start with the shell model picture and to consider the T = 0 2n−2p (αlike) correlations as the fundamental concept, instead of the symmetry energy. Subsequently, the symmetry energy is described on the basis of the α-like superfluidity caused by the T = 0 2n− 2p correlations, in paralle...