Nuclear physics - Taking serious risks seriously

被引:6
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作者
Glashow, SL [1 ]
Wilson, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Lyman Lab Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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10.1038/45114
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Could a particle accelerator destroy the world? Fears that the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven in the United States could trigger an unforeseen disaster have been allayed by two studies that show the risk of worldwide catastrophe to be truly negligible.
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页码:596 / 597
页数:2
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