Theoretical Nuclear Physics

原子核是由中子和质子组成的，这两种粒子以前被认为是基本粒子，但现在人们知道它们本身是由夸克组成的。这一根本区别要求我们对中子和质子如何相互结合形成原子核有新的认识。核粒子尺寸扩大的影响还没有考虑在内。该项目将应用相对论场论中的新方程，考虑到粒子的大小，来分析原子核结合过程的数据。

Atomic nuclei are made of neutrons and protons, which were previously thought to be elementary particles, but are now known to be themselves made up of quarks. This fundamental difference requires a new understanding of how the neutrons and protons bind to each other to make up nuclei. The effects of the extended size of nuclear particles have not yet been taken into account. The project will apply new equations in relativistic field theory, taking account of the particles' size, to analyze data on the processes which bind nuclei together.