Fascination of decay

Abstract The need for this handbook is a direct consequence of a very large accumulation of new theoretical and experimental data on nucleur properties. The first fi...

Atoms and nuclei 10Radioactive decay 12Statistics of radioactive decay 14Interaction of X-ray and γ‎ photons with matter 16Dosimetry of radiation exposure 18Biological effects of r...

‘Odds, evens, and shells’ considers the fundamental property laws governing nuclear structure. It explains element stability and abundance, as well as the quantum rules, magic numb...

This chapter begins with a survey of the vast amount of European choral music Stravinsky was exposed to in his youth and his fascination with the sounds of language in the Russian ...

While Oscar Wilde’s plays—particularly his comedies—have often been read in terms of politics of gender identity and social class, it has not often been observed that they were als...

This chapter focuses on three mentors that influenced Ray Bradbury as a writer: Edmond Hamilton, Jack Williamson, and Leigh Brackett. Bradbury was in the early stages of a process ...

Jane Alison’s fascination with Ovid was apparent with the publication of her first book, The Love Artist—a vivid portrayal of Ovid’s exile and the woman who bewitched him. Alison’s...

Chapter 1 takes a cue from recent anthropologists who have stressed the influence of Mauss’s socialism on his sociological work. Returning to Mauss’s The Gift, the chapter argues t...