Recent Progress in Nuclear Physics

This book presents a systematic review of recent research achievements across key frontier fields of nuclear physics. Its wide-ranging coverage includes the fundamental properties of nuclei and nuclear reactions; the nuclear matter equation of state and symmetry energy; multifragmentation in intermediate-energy heavy-ion collisions; liquid-gas phase transitions and viscosity coefficients; exotic nuclear reactions induced by radioactive ion beams; nuclear structures; advances in nuclear cluster research and superheavy nucleus studies; developments in nuclear astrophysics; relativistic heavy-ion collision physics; frontiers of laser nuclear physics; experimental progress in electron strong-interaction scattering; and applications of machine learning in nuclear physics.The book also highlights landmark research outcomes selected for the "Top 10 Scientific Advances in China". Representative achievements of the author's team include the world's first discovery of the anti-matter hypernuclei — anti-hypertriton and anti-helium-4 nuclei, published in Science and Nature, respectively — as well as the first measurement of antiproton interaction and the first precise determination of the mass and binding energy of hypertriton and anti-hypertriton. It further introduces several original methodologies and theories proposed by the author, including the Zipf's law for atomic nuclei, a novel approach to studying total nuclear reaction cross sections via transport theory, giant dipole resonance fingerprints of nuclear clusters, and collective flow probes.Combining broad disciplinary coverage with insights into major experimental discoveries and theoretical advances, this book provides a valuable reference for nuclear physics researchers, faculty members and students specialising in nuclear physics, as well as readers interested in recent developments in fundamental sciences.