edited by Yasuyuki Suzuki (Niigata University, Japan), Susumu Ohya (Niigata University, Japan), Masayuki Matsuo (Niigata University, Japan), & Takashi Ohtsubo (Niigata University, Japan)

This book is a collection of invited talks, oral contributions and poster contributions devoted to advances in nuclear physics. It covers a broad range of topics on nuclear physics, including nuclear force, hypernuclei, nuclear structure, exotic nuclei, clustering, mean-field method, shell structure, nuclear deformation, unstable nuclei, and related topics.

The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:

• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings® (ISTP® / ISI Proceedings)

• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)

• CC Proceedings — Engineering & Physical Sciences

• Nuclear Force and Few-Body Systems
• Hypernuclei and Computational Methods
• Nuclear Structure from Realistic Forces and Shell Model
• Nuclear Shapes and Rotation
• Light Exotic Nuclei
• Light Exotic Nuclei and Clustering
• Heavy Exotic Nuclei
• Mean-Field Methods and Effective Interactions
• Shell Structure in Exotic Nuclei
• Deformation and Shell Structure
• Excitation of Exotic Nuclei
• Density and Gamma-Transitions of Unstable Nuclei
• Spectroscopy of Unstable Nuclei