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==Basic Physics== | ==Basic Physics== | ||
* | * Energy-mass equivalence - electron-volts - curve of binding energy - energy scales (chemical vs nuclear vs annihilative) | ||
* | * Pressure - temperature - ideal gases - brownian motion - radiative ablation - ionization - plasmas | ||
* | * The atom - the nucleus - periodic table - size scales (electron vs proton vs neutron vs alpha particle vs large nucleus vs atomic radius vs molecular size) | ||
* | * Electodynamics - strong nuclear force - weak nuclear force - quantum tunneling - radiations (alpha, beta, gamma) - transmutations (there are many!) | ||
* Liquid drop model - superdeformation - hyperdeformation | * Liquid drop model - superdeformation - hyperdeformation | ||
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==Fusion Weapons and Boosting== | ==Fusion Weapons and Boosting== | ||
* Layer-cake model - sparkplugs - Teller-Ulam design - stage chaining | |||
* Core boosting - enhanced radiation weapons (neutron bombs) | |||
* Pure fusion weapons | |||
==Delivery Systems, Effects, Delivery Systems== | ==Delivery Systems, Effects, Delivery Systems== | ||
* | * Blast theory - shock front - double flash - optimum delivery heights | ||
* Miniaturization - MIRV's - penetration aids | |||
===Missile Defense=== | ===Missile Defense=== | ||
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* The [http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/ National Nuclear Data Center] at Brookhaven National Laboratory | * The [http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/ National Nuclear Data Center] at Brookhaven National Laboratory | ||
* The NRDC maintains a [http://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/nudb/datainx.asp nuclear data archive] | * The NRDC maintains a [http://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/nudb/datainx.asp nuclear data archive] | ||
* LBNL's [http://ie.lbl.gov/toi.html Isotope Project] | |||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
