Nuclear Physics: Exploring the Heart of Matter

Nuclear Physics: Exploring the Heart of Matter by national research Council
The National Research Council convened the Committee on the Assessment
of and Outlook for Nuclear Physics (NP2010 Committee) as part of the decadal
studies of physics and astronomy conducted under the auspices of the Board on
Physics and Astronomy. The principal goals of the study were to articulate the sci-
entific rationale and objectives of the field and then to take a long-term strategic
view of U.S. nuclear science in the global context for setting future directions for
the field. The complete charge is presented in Appendix A.