From Nuclei to Stars

Foreword (A. Molinari and R.A. Ricci). A few flashes on HansBethe contributions during the thirties (E. Amaldi). Effectiveinteractions and nuclear models (I. Talmi). Path integrals andnuclear structure (J.W. Negele). Chiral bags, skyrmions andquarks in nuclei (M. Rho). Statistical theory of multistepreactions (H. Feshbach). Pions in nuclei (T.E.O. Ericson). Nuclear matter under extreme conditions and the early universe(L. van Hove). Supernova theory (H.A. Bethe). Heliosphere,collapsed stars and fusion reactors (B. Coppi). Direct neutroncapture and element synthesis (H. Morinaga). Discovery ofelement 108. The island of x-active nuclei beyond element 105 (P.Armbruster). Observational evidence of element formationprocesses in stars (M. Hack). Pionic properties of nuclei (M.Ericson). What are we learning about nuclei with pions at LAMPF?(M.B. Johnson). Number-conserving approach to the pairing-forceproblem (A. Covello). On the production of heavy neutron-richisotopes during He and C burning in massive stars (R. Gallino andM. Busso).