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      Physics in a New Era: An Overview

      Physics Survey Overview Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Physics at the beginning of the twenty-first century has reached the levels of accomplishment and impact in a society and nation that are changing rapidly. This book reviews the frontiers…

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      An Overview: Physics Through the 1990’s

      Physics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents an eight-volume research assessment of the major fields of physics that reviews the developments that have taken place and highlights research opportunities. This book summarizes the findings of the…

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      Plasmas and Fluids

      Panel on the Physics of Plasmas and Fluids,Physics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Gravitation, Cosmology, and Cosmic-Ray Physics

      Panel on Gravitation, Cosmology, and Cosmic-Ray Physics,Physics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics

      Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Offers a prioritized agenda for space- and ground-based research into the twenty-first century. This book presents recommendations, programs, and expenditure levels to meet the needs of the astronomy and astrophysics…

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      Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium

      Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Space Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Offers recommendations for the programs in astronomy and astrophysics, including initiatives for observing the universe. With the goal of optimum value, in this book, a distinguished panel addresses the role…

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      Working Papers: Astronomy and Astrophysics Panel Reports

      Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council,John N. Bahcall,National Academy of Sciences

      Contains working papers on astronomy and astrophysics prepared by 15 non-National Research Council panels in areas ranging from radio astronomy to the status of the profession.

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      Frontiers in Data Analytics and Monitoring Tools for Extreme Materials

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee

      One of the major challenges in materials science today is developing materials that can survive and function in extreme environments, such as the high-radiation environments found in a fission or…

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      Condensed-Matter Physics

      Panel on Condensed-Matter Physics,Physics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council

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      Elementary-Particle Physics

      Elementary-Particle Physics Panel,Physics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council

      Part of the Physics in a New Era series of assessments of the various branches of the field, Elementary-Particle Physics reviews progress in the field over the past 10 years…

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      The Sun to the Earth, and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics

      Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      While various accomplishments have answered important questions about the physics of the Sun, the interplanetary medium, and the space environments of Earth and other solar system bodies, they have also…

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      The Sun to the Earth, and Beyond: Panel Reports

      Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee,Committee on Solar and Space Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      This volume, The Sun to the Earth-and Beyond: Panel Reports, is a compilation of the reports from five National Research Council (NRC) panels convened as part of a survey in…

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      Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow’s Technology

      Committee on Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Identifies opportunities, priorities, and challenges for the field of condensed-matter and materials physics. Topics discussed in this book include technology, novel quantum phenomena and experimental and computational tools. It also…

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      Nuclear Physics: The Core of Matter, the Fuel of Stars

      Committee on Nuclear Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Part of the The Physics in a New Era series, this book describes the activity in understanding nuclear structure and symmetries, the behavior of matter at extreme densities, the role…

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      Elementary Particle Physics: Revealing the Secrets of Energy and Matter

      Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      As physicists have probed ever deeper into the structure of matter, they have begun to explore one of the fundamental questions that one can ask about the universe: What gives…

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      Plasma Science: Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest

      Plasma 2010 Committee,Plasma Science Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Offers a vision for developments in plasma science. This report provides an examination of the themes that frame plasma research: low-temperature plasma science and engineering; plasma physics at high energy…

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      New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics

      Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics,National Research Council

      Driven by discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed dramatically during the course of the last few decades. The fields of…

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      New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics

      Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics,National Research Council

      Driven by discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed dramatically during the course of the last few decades. The fields of…

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      U.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics: Managing an Integrated Program

      Committee on the Organization and Management of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics,Space Studies Board,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      In its fiscal year 2002 budget summary document the Bush administration expressed concern-based in part on the findings and conclusions of two National Research Council studies-about recent trends in the…

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      Neutrinos and Beyond: New Windows on Nature

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Neutrino Facilities Assessment Committee,National Academy of Sciences

      The President’s FY 2003 Budget Request for the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction Account called for a National Research Council (NRC) review of…

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      Federal Funding of Astronomical Research

      Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Space Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA), at its meeting on September 8, 1997, was briefed on the legislative report accompanying the bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998…

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      A Performance Assessment of NASA’s Astrophysics Program

      NASA Astrophysics Performance Assessment Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents an assessment of how NASA’s program addresses the strategies, goals, and priorities outlined in Academy reports on Astrophysics. This report provides an analysis of progress toward realizing these strategies…

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      Burning Plasma: Bringing a Star to Earth

      Burning Plasma Assessment Committee,Plasma Science Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      A burning plasma in which at least 50 percent of the energy to drive the fusion reaction is generated internally is an essential step to reach the goal of fusion…

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      Frontiers of Materials Research: A Decadal Survey

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Committee on Frontiers of Materials Research: A Decadal Survey

      Modern materials science builds on knowledge from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer and data science, and engineering sciences to enable us to understand, control, and expand the material world. Although…

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      Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos

      Committee on Solar and Space Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      To help define and systematize the universal aspects of the field of space physics, the National Research Council was asked by NASA’s Office of Space Science to provide a scientific…

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      Adapting to a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities in Undergraduate Physics Education

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Committee on Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation

      Adapting to a Changing World–Challenges and Opportunities in Undergraduate Physics Education

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      Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: The Science of the World Around Us

      Committee on CMMP 2010,Solid State Sciences Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, this work assesses the state of the field in the United States, examines possible directions for the 21st century, offers a set…

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      Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States

      Rare Isotope Science Assessment Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides a discussion of the key science drivers for a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). This book gives an assessment of existing domestic and international rare isotope beams. It…

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      Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium: Panel Reports

      Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Space Studies Board,National Research Council

      Humanity has always looked at the heavens in fascination, but we now have the tools to make precise observations. We have begun to seek answers to profound questions about the…

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      Revealing the Hidden Nature of Space and Time: Charting the Course for Elementary Particle Physics

      Committee on Elementary Particle Physics in the 21st Century,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides an assessment of the scientific challenges in particle physics, including the key questions and experimental opportunities, the status of the US program and the strategic framework in which it…

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      Controlling the Quantum World: The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons

      Committee on AMO2010,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      As part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation requested that National Research Council assess opportunities in atomic, molecular, and optical…

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      Frontiers in High Energy Density Physics: The X-Games of Contemporary Science

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Plasma Science Committee,Committee on High Energy Density Plasma Physics

      This report describes the major research facilities on which high energy density conditions can be achieved and lists a number of key scientific questions about high energy density physics that…

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      Nuclear Physics: Exploring the Heart of Matter

      The Committee on the Assessment of and Outlook for Nuclear Physics,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      The principal goals of the study were to articulate the scientific rationale and objectives of the field and then to take a long-term strategic view of U.S. nuclear science in…

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      Current Status of Neutron-Scattering Research and Facilities in the United States

      Panel on Neutron Scattering,Solid State Sciences Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Solid State Sciences Committee,Committee on Smaller Facilities

      The NRC carried out a study to characterize and discuss ways to optimize investments in materials research facility infrastructure with attention to midsize facilities. This report provides an assessment of…

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      Funding Smithsonian Scientific Research

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

      This report assesses whether the Smithsonian Institution should continue to receive direct federal appropriations for its scientific research programs or if this funding should be transferred to a peer-reviewed program…

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      Selling the Nation’s Helium Reserve

      Committee on Understanding the Impact of Selling the Helium Reserve,National Materials Advisory Board,National Research Council

      Helium has long been the subject of public policy deliberation and management, largely because of its many strategic uses and its unusual source-it is a derived product of natural gas…

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      Physics of Life

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy

      Biological physics, or the physics of living systems, has emerged fully as a field of physics, alongside more traditional fields of astrophysics and cosmology, atomic, molecular and optical physics, condensed…

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      Panel Reports - New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics

      Science Frontiers Panels,Program Prioritization Panels,Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics,National Research Council

      Every 10 years the National Research Council releases a survey of astronomy and astrophysics outlining priorities for the coming decade. The most recent survey, titled New Worlds, New Horizons in…

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      Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos: Eleven Science Questions for the New Century

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Committee on the Physics of the Universe

      We are at a special moment in our journey to understand the universe and the physical laws that govern it. In this text, the Committee on the Physics of the…

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      Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science

      Committee on Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science,Solid State Sciences Committee,National Research Council

      Because of the importance of high-field magnets in scientific research, the National Science Foundation asked the National Research Council to assess the state of and prospects of these magnets for…

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      Assessment of a Plan for U.S. Participation in Euclid

      Committee on the Assessment of a Plan for U.S. Participation in Euclid,National Research Council,National Academies

      NASA proposed to make a hardware contribution to the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Euclid mission in exchange for U.S. membership on the Euclid Science Team and science data access. The…

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      The National Science Foundation’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center’s Program: Looking Back, Moving Forward

      MRSEC Impact Assessment Committee,Solid State Sciences Committee,National Research Council

      The Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) Impact Assessment Committee was convened by the National Research Council in response to an informal request from the National Science Foundation. Charged…

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      Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century

      Committee on Scientific Use of the Radio Spectrum,Committee on Radio Frequencies,National Research Council

      Radio observations of the cosmos are gathered by geoscientists using complex earth-orbiting satellites and ground-based equipment, and by radio astronomers using large ground-based radio telescopes. Signals from natural radio emissions…

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      Materials and Society: From Research to Manufacturing: Report of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Solid State Sciences Committee

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      Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Space Studies Board,Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 (Astro2020)

      We live in a time of extraordinary discovery and progress in astronomy and astrophysics. The next decade will transform our understanding of the universe and humanity’s place in it. Every…

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      A New Science Strategy for Space Astronomy and Astrophysics

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Space Studies Board

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      Exploration of the Outer Heliosphere and the Local Interstellar Medium: A Workshop Report

      Committee on Solar and Space Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      A report that presents the summary of a workshop held in May 2003 by the Space Studies Board’s Committee on Solar and Space Physics to synthesize understanding of the physics…

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