Nuclear dynamical supersymmetry

NOV 01, 1984

Until recently, supersymmetry existed only as a theoretical concept; recent studies of atomic nuclei hint that it may be a physical reality.

DOI: 10.1063/1.2915968

Richard F. Casten

Da Hsuan Feng

One of the goals of physics is to establish simple sets of laws that provide a unified picture of apparently different physical phenomena. In the realm of elementary particle physics, attempts have been made over the last decade to unify all known forces in nature by a common highest symmetry known as supersymmetry. In recent years these ideas have become quite widespread in various branches of physics, ranging from investigations of the early universe to polymer physics. This burgeoning and diversified interest was recently exemplified at the Workshop on Supersymmetry in Physics at Los Alamos, New Mexico, in December 1983, which brought together physicists from many different disciplines.

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More about the Authors

Richard F. Casten. Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Da Hsuan Feng. Drexel University, Philadelphia.