The liminal position of Nuclear Physics: from hadrons to neutron stars - Professor Marina Petri guest edits a theme issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A

Professor Marina Petri, from the School of PET, has guest-edited, with Professor Alexandros Gezerlis (University of Guelph) a theme issue for the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A. This is the world’s longest running scientific journal, celebrating its 350th anniversary in 2015, and has an illustrious history, featuring contributions by Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell, Charles Darwin, and Michael Faraday.

The theme issue is titled "The liminal position of Nuclear Physics: from hadrons to neutron stars" 

Nuclear physics plays a central role in our understanding of both the atomic nucleus and seemingly unrelated things, e.g. our understanding of the interaction of neutrinos with matter, or how stars are born and die. With this theme issue, we are bringing together contributions from prominent researchers in the field in order to showcase the vibrancy of nuclear physics, covering a broad selection of current frontier topics. Central to this theme issue is the interplay between experiment and theory as the driving force of breakthroughs in the field. We have enjoyed working with the authors, referees and the editorial office in putting this theme issue together. We hope the reader will, too.