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1.1 The Essence of Nuclear Physics - Energy |
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1.2 The Possible Unification of Nuclear Models |
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2 Atomic and Nuclear Physics |
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13 | (3) |
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16 | (4) |
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2.3 Electron Shells in Atomic Physics |
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20 | (8) |
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24 | (1) |
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2.3.3 First Ionization Energy |
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25 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Pauling's Electronegativity Scale |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (2) |
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2.4 Nucleon Shells in Nuclear Physics |
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28 | (11) |
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2.4.1 Isotopes and Isotones |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (4) |
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2.4.5 Proton and Neutron Separation Energies |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (4) |
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3 A Brief History of Nuclear Theory |
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43 | (14) |
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57 | (32) |
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4.1 The Collective Models |
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58 | (9) |
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4.1.1 The Weizsacker Mass Formula |
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59 | (6) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (6) |
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4.2.1 Other Cluster Models |
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69 | (2) |
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4.2.2 Pauling's Spheron Model |
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71 | (2) |
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4.3 The Independent-Particle Models |
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73 | (7) |
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4.3.1 Manipulation of the Potential-Well |
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76 | (4) |
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80 | (5) |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (4) |
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Part II Long-Standing Problems |
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5 The Mean Free Path of Nucleons in Nuclei |
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89 | (34) |
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96 | (2) |
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5.2 The Persisting Problem of the MFP |
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98 | (10) |
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5.3 The Weisskopf Solution |
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108 | (5) |
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5.4 Exclusion Principle "Correlations" |
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113 | (4) |
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117 | (2) |
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5.6 What Is the Pauli Exclusion Principle? |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (2) |
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6 The Nuclear Size and Shape |
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123 | (18) |
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123 | (12) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (3) |
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7 The Nuclear Force and Super-Heavy Nuclei |
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141 | (10) |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (4) |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (24) |
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8.1 Basic Facts of Fission |
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152 | (5) |
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8.2 The History of Nuclear Fission |
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157 | (2) |
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8.3 Textbook Treatment of Asymmetric Fission |
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159 | (5) |
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8.4 The Empirical Data on Fission Fragments |
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164 | (4) |
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8.5 Adjusting the Nuclear Potential-Well to Produce Asymmetry |
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168 | (5) |
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8.6 What Needs To Be Explained? |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (2) |
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9 Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions |
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175 | (16) |
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176 | (1) |
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9.2 Nuclear Transmutation |
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176 | (2) |
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9.3 Changes in Isotopic Abundances of Palladium |
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178 | (5) |
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9.4 The Fission of Palladium |
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183 | (8) |
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Part III The Lattice Model |
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10 The Lattice Model: Theoretical Issues |
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191 | (40) |
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10.1 The Independent-Particle Model Again |
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191 | (5) |
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10.2 Reproduction of the IPM in an fcc Lattice |
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196 | (15) |
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10.2.1 The Principal Quantum Number, n |
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198 | (5) |
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10.2.2 A Comment on the Magic Numbers |
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203 | (1) |
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10.2.3 The Total Angular Momentum Quantum Number, j |
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204 | (3) |
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10.2.4 The Azimuthal Quantum Number, m |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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10.2.6 The Isospin Value, i |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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10.3 Symmetries of the Unit Cube of the fcc Lattice |
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211 | (12) |
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10.3.1 The Magnetic Force Between Nucleons |
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217 | (5) |
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10.3.2 Summary of the fcc Lattice |
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222 | (1) |
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10.4 The Dynamic Lattice Model |
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223 | (2) |
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10.5 The Lattice-Gas Model |
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225 | (5) |
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10.5.1 DasGupta's Lattice-Gas |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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11 The Lattice Model: Experimental Issues |
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231 | (42) |
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11.1 Nuclear Size and Shape |
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231 | (8) |
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231 | (2) |
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233 | (4) |
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11.1.3 Charge and Mass Radii |
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237 | (2) |
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11.2 The Alpha-Particle Texture of Nuclei |
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239 | (4) |
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11.3 Nuclear Spin and Parity in the Lattice Model |
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243 | (8) |
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11.4 The Coulomb Force and Super-Heavy Nuclei |
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251 | (2) |
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11.5 Nuclear Binding Energies |
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253 | (4) |
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11.6 Fission of a Lattice |
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257 | (7) |
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11.7 Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions |
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264 | (3) |
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11.8 Subnucleonic Degrees of Freedom |
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267 | (4) |
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271 | (2) |
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273 | (10) |
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275 | (3) |
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278 | (5) |
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Appendix A The "Nuclear Visualization Software" |
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283 | (28) |
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A.1 A Brief User's Manual |
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284 | (17) |
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A.1.1 File Functions: File |
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285 | (1) |
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A.1.2 The Basic Viewing Modes: Viewing Mode |
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285 | (1) |
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A.1.3 Building a Nucleus: Nucleons |
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286 | (2) |
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A.1.4 More on Viewing Modes |
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288 | (2) |
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A.1.5 Picking and Choosing: Picking |
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290 | (1) |
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A.1.6 Dynamic Aspects of the Display: Actions |
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291 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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A.1.8 Fine-Tuning the Display: Particles |
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293 | (2) |
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A.1.9 Miscellaneous Display Options: Display |
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295 | (1) |
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A.1.10 Quantum Shells and Subshells: Quantum Code |
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296 | (2) |
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A.1.11 Asymmetrical Fission Fragments: Fission |
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298 | (1) |
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A.1.12 Molecular Dynamics: Potentials |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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A.2 Literature References to the Lattice Models |
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301 | (3) |
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A.2.1 FCC Nuclear Model Related |
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301 | (3) |
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A.2.2 SCP and Other Lattice References |
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304 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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305 | (2) |
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307 | (1) |
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A.6 Nuclear Model Definitions |
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308 | (3) |
References |
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Name Index |
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319 | (4) |
Subject Index |
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