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Nuclear Physics Lab
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The lab seeks to understand atomic nuclei, built from protons and neutrons, through theory.
AboutAbout the lab
Explaining the behavior of atomic nuclei through theory
The lab studies the properties of atomic nuclei, treated as finite quantum many-body systems, from a theoretical standpoint.
An atomic nucleus is a system of about 100 protons and neutrons packed into a region roughly one ten-thousandth the size of an atom, moving according to quantum mechanics.
The elements around us were synthesized by nuclear reactions over the history of the universe.
Making active use of computers, the lab studies the various properties of atomic nuclei theoretically.
Key terms
- quantum many-body system
- A system in which many particles move according to quantum mechanics while influencing one another
- unstable nucleus
- A nucleus with an imbalance between its numbers of protons and neutrons, which changes into a different nucleus over time
- nuclear level density
- A quantity expressing how densely the energy states available to a nucleus are packed together
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to understand the properties of atomic nuclei in a unified way, as quantum many-body systems made of nucleons. Understanding nuclei also underpins research on the origin of the elements and tests of the fundamental laws of nature.
*Illustrative imageNuclear Structure and Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions
Building on an understanding of the interaction between nucleons, the lab has developed a "semi-microscopic effective interaction" and uses it in mean-field theory and other methods to investigate the structure of many nuclei. Its targets also include new structures that appear in unstable nuclei and the collective motion of nuclei.
*Illustrative imageNuclear Structure at Finite Temperature
In stars and other astronomical objects, atomic nuclei are in thermal equilibrium at finite temperature. By combining quantum Monte Carlo methods with finite-temperature mean-field theory, the lab has studied nuclear level densities and shown how conservation laws affect them.
*Illustrative imageAtomic Nuclei Seen Through Relativistic Field Theory
Protons and neutrons inside a nucleus move much more slowly than the speed of light, and a nonrelativistic treatment has been considered sufficient. The lab is investigating whether this is really true and whether antiparticles have an effect.
MembersFaculty
The lab's members are faculty and graduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorHitoshi Nakada
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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: “Vela Supernova Remnant by Harel Boren ( )” Harel Boren / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Nuclear Structure and Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions: “Shells” Bakken (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Nuclear Structure at Finite Temperature: “Crab Nebula” NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University) / Public domain (cropped)
- Atomic Nuclei Seen Through Relativistic Field Theory: “Schematic of a particle shower” Original uploader was SCZenz at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (非線形・ソフトマター物理学): “Ripples on Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes” National Park Service / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (宇宙物理学): “Artist’s impression of merging neutron stars (ann17040a)” ESO/L. Calçada/M. Kornmesser / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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