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Nuclear Theory Lab
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A lab that explores the properties of atomic nuclei and the origin of the elements through theory and computation.
AboutAbout the lab
From atomic nuclei to optical science, explored through theory and computation
The Nuclear Theory Lab studies, through theory and computation, the properties of atomic nuclei, which are made up of protons and neutrons bound together.
A major goal is to understand the various properties of nuclei in terms of quantum theory, starting from the degrees of freedom of nucleons.
To explore the origin of the elements, the lab also investigates, through theory and computation, the structure and reactions of unstable nuclei, which do not exist in nature.
Noting that protons and neutrons and the electrons in matter are all fermions, the lab also studies the quantum dynamics of electrons arising from the interaction between light and matter.
Key terms
- nucleon
- A collective name for the protons and neutrons that make up an atomic nucleus. They are bound together by the strong interaction to form a nucleus
- unstable nucleus
- A nucleus that does not exist in nature, whose numbers of protons and neutrons differ greatly from those of stable nuclei
- fermion
- The type of particle that protons and neutrons in nuclei and electrons in matter belong to
NewsLab news
Assistant Professor Miyagi and colleagues developed a computational method that directly predicts one observable from other known observational data
An undergraduate student received the Meikeikai Award
ResearchResearch themes
The lab investigates atomic nuclei, quantum systems in which protons and neutrons are bound together, using quantum many-body theory and computational science. In addition to research at the frontier of nuclear physics, it extends the same theoretical approaches to the motion of electrons in matter.
*Illustrative imagePhysics of unstable nuclei
It has become possible to produce, in experiments, nuclei with very different numbers of protons and neutrons. Such unstable nuclei show properties very different from those of stable nuclei and are attracting a great deal of interest.
*Illustrative imageOrigin of the elements and nuclear astrophysics
The processes by which elements are formed in supernova explosions and neutron star mergers proceed through neutron-rich nuclei. For this reason, research on the origin of the elements is closely tied to research on unstable nuclei.
*Illustrative imageStructure of neutron stars
Neutron stars, found as pulsars in the remnants of supernova explosions, can be regarded as giant atomic nuclei. The crystal structure of nuclei and the superfluidity of nucleons thought to appear in the crust near the surface are problems that many researchers are working on.
*Illustrative imageNonlinear dynamics of collective motion in nuclei
The motion of a nucleus as a whole, in which many nucleons move together, is called collective motion. To understand vibration, rotation, nuclear fusion, and nuclear fission from the degrees of freedom of individual nucleons, the lab conducts research based on time-dependent mean-field theory.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Nuclear Theory Lab are faculty, researchers, international commissioned researchers, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorTakashi Nakatsukasa
- Associate ProfessorNoritaka Shimizu
- Assistant ProfessorNobuo Hinohara
- Assistant ProfessorTakayuki Miyagi
- Associate Professor (Affiliated)Philipp Gubler
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Institute of nuclear and particle physics 00048 REP SDR-65 (0666)” DimitrisSideridis / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Physics of unstable nuclei: “RIKEN SAMURAI P4208269” Kestrel / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Origin of the elements and nuclear astrophysics: “Vela supernova - VST - Eso2214a” (Credit) ESO/TIMER survey / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Structure of neutron stars: “Crab Nebula” NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University) / Public domain (cropped)
- Nonlinear dynamics of collective motion in nuclei: “Nuclear physics instruments” Unnerving duck / CC0 (cropped)
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