Microscopic Models of Heavy Ion interactions -- Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions and the Quark-Gluon Plasma -- Nuclear Physics Far From Stability -- Experiments With Radioactive Nuclear Beams -- Beyond the Proton Drip-Line -- Nuclear Reactions With Exotic Beams -- Nuclear Astrophysics: Selected Topics -- Eaquation of State of Hypernuclear Matter and Neutron Stars -- Regularity and Chaos in the Nuclear Masses -- An Introduction to Nuclear Supersymmetry: a Unification Scheme for Nuclei.

Powerful new techniques, in particular heavy ion and exotic beams, are pushing the frontiers of nuclear physics and opening up a wealth of new fields of research. After introductory chapters on theoretical and experimental aspects of nuclear collisions and beams, this book offers articles by experienced lecturers on forefront topics in nuclear physics, such as the conquest of the neutron and the proton drip-lines, nuclear astrophysics, the equation of state of hypernuclear matter, nuclear supersymmetry and chaotic motion in nuclei. This volume continues the successful tradition of published lecture notes from the Hispalensis International Summer School (the first volume being Lect. Not. Phys. 581).It will benefit graduate students and lecturers in search of advanced material for self-study and courses as well as researchers in search of a modern and comprehensive source of reference.