NUCLEAR THEORY
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
The nucleus is the tiny object at the heart of every
atom. The study of its structure, properties, and interactions and its possible
applications is the domain of nuclear physics. We have a continuing objective
to provide a fundamental understanding of and to learn how to use atomic
nuclei. Our group is well known for its approach of examining many diverse
areas: hadronic structure; testing fundamental interactions in atoms, nuclei
and hadrons; hadron-nucleus interactions; many body physics including large
amplitude collective motion; chiral perturbation theory; and nuclear astrophysics.
Our efforts to model and use QCD for mesonic, baryonic and nuclear systems
continue. Relativistic aspects are carefully addressed. Efforts in fundamental
symmetries encompass parity non-conservation, isospin violation, and decays
of heavy mesons. Studies of reactions involving nucleon, anti-nucleon, lepton,
photon, and X-ray beams with a variety of targets are among the means we
use to confront theory with experiment. These beams serve as "microscopes"
for studying the nucleus and atomic clusters.
Theoretical Nuclear Physicists
Faculty in the Nuclear Theory Group (NTG)
Faculty in the Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT)
- Professor George Bertsch,
- Professor Wick Haxton, Director of the INT
- Associate Professor David Kaplan
Postdoctoral Research Associates
- Willaim Detmold
- David Lin
Ph.D. Students
- Daniel Arndt
- Jason Smith
- Brian Tburzi
- Yongle Yu (NTG)
Links to Elsewhere
For Further Information about Nuclear Theory at UW
Martin J. Savage
, Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1560.
email to Savage
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