The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Dr. Chairul Bahri of Kennesaw State University, discussing "Nuclear Theory & Industry" on March 8.

Abstract: The nature of the atomic nuclei is organized by a collection of nucleons, I.e., protons and neutrons, dynamically moving around under nucleonic interactions. These interactions arise as residual from the Standard Model of fundamental interactions between quarks and gluons, analogous to the interactions between atoms in a molecule; however, the interactions are more complex and the structure is more fluid attributed to their mass properties. Nevertheless, a beautiful symmetry emerges in the form of rotational and vibrational phenomena as its signature. The symmetry is governed by symplectic algebra and its structure provides promising theory to explain various physical properties of nuclei.