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Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 14:00 in P8445B

Prof. Kris Starosta (SFU)

Shell structure of nuclei and evolution of the Universe
The success of the shell model applied to atomic nuclei derives its origins from the existence of a set of "magic" numbers corresponding to particularly stable proton and neutron configurations in nuclei along, or close to, the line of β stability. However, for certain exotic nuclei new magic numbers appear while the established ones disappear. The modification of magic numbers of the nuclear shell model becomes available for direct studies following recent progress in measurements with rare exotic beams. The impact of nuclear structure on nucleosynthesis, distribution of elements, and evolution of the Universe will be discussed and a research program aimed at exploration of shell evolution away from the line of stability will be presented.

Seminars in 2010:

2010-09-14 14:00 in P8445B - Stephane Coutu (PennState): Highest energy physics with the Pierre Auger Observatory

2010-09-22 14:00 in P8445A - Wolfgang Rau (Queen's University): Dark matter search with CDMS and SuperCDMS

2010-10-19 14:00 in P8445B - Adam Moss (UBC): Precision cosmology defeats void models for acceleration

2010-11-09 14:00 in P8445B - Cosimo Bambi (IPMU): Accretion process in Kerr space-time with arbitrary value of the spin parameter

2010-12-07 14:00 in P8445B - Kris Starosta (SFU): Shell structure of nuclei and evolution of the Universe

2011-01-14 15:30 in AQ3154 - John Mather (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center): James Webb Space Telescope: Progress and scientific promise (physics colloquium)

2011-03-01 14:00 in P8445B - Ed Copeland (University of Nottingham): Scaling solutions in cosmology

2011-03-04 15:30 in B9201 - Ed Copeland (University of Nottingham): Models of dark energy (physics colloquium)

2011-03-15 14:00 in P8445B - Lam Hui (Columbia University): Bubble collisions in the early universe

2011-03-18 15:30 in B9201 - Lam Hui (Columbia University): Equivalence principle and cosmic acceleration (physics colloquium)

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Modified by Andrei Frolov <frolov@sfu.ca> on 2023-11-01

2010-09-14 14:00 in P8445B	- Stephane Coutu (PennState): Highest energy physics with the Pierre Auger Observatory
2010-09-22 14:00 in P8445A	- Wolfgang Rau (Queen's University): Dark matter search with CDMS and SuperCDMS
2010-10-19 14:00 in P8445B	- Adam Moss (UBC): Precision cosmology defeats void models for acceleration
2010-11-09 14:00 in P8445B	- Cosimo Bambi (IPMU): Accretion process in Kerr space-time with arbitrary value of the spin parameter
2010-12-07 14:00 in P8445B	- Kris Starosta (SFU): Shell structure of nuclei and evolution of the Universe
2011-01-14 15:30 in AQ3154	- John Mather (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center): James Webb Space Telescope: Progress and scientific promise (physics colloquium)
2011-03-01 14:00 in P8445B	- Ed Copeland (University of Nottingham): Scaling solutions in cosmology
2011-03-04 15:30 in B9201	- Ed Copeland (University of Nottingham): Models of dark energy (physics colloquium)
2011-03-15 14:00 in P8445B	- Lam Hui (Columbia University): Bubble collisions in the early universe
2011-03-18 15:30 in B9201	- Lam Hui (Columbia University): Equivalence principle and cosmic acceleration (physics colloquium)