Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Multifragmentation and Associated Phenomenon: Recent Progress and New Challenges -- 1.1: Introduction -- 1.2: Nuclear Equation of State -- 1.3: Nuclear Multifragmentation: Theory and Experiments -- 1.4: Nuclear Multifragmentation and Liquid-Gas Phase Transition -- 1.5: Summary and Outlook -- Chapter 2: Statistical Multifragmentation in Heavy‐Ion Reactions: Theory and Experiments -- 2.1: Introduction -- 2.2: Statistical Multifragmentation Model -- 2.2.1: Isospin Dependence of Fragment Distributions -- 2.2.2: Largest Fragments in Fragment Partitions -- 2.2.3: Temperature and Bimodality -- 2.2.4: Influence of the Critical Temperature -- 2.2.5: Influence of the Symmetry Energy -- 2.2.6: Evaporation of Hot Fragments with Isospin Effects -- 2.2.7: Theory and Experiments at Fermi Energy Regime -- 2.3: Comparison with Experiments at High Energies -- 2.3.1: In‐Medium Modification of Fragment Properties -- 2.3.2: Sensitivity to Symmetry Energy and Surface Term Parameters: Theory and Experiment -- 2.3.3: Isotope Distributions -- 2.3.4: Isoscaling and the Symmetry Term -- 2.3.5: Phase Diagram and Critical Behaviour: High‐Energy Experiments and Theory -- 2.3.6: Possible Applications for Astrophysics and Supernova Explosions -- 2.4: Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Nuclear Liquid-Gas Phase Transition in Multifragmentation -- 3.1: Introduction -- 3.2: Various Signals for Liquid-Gas Phase Transitions -- 3.2.1: The Power‐Law Behavior -- 3.2.2: Rise and Fall Behavior of IMFs -- 3.2.3: Flattening of the Caloric Curve -- 3.2.4: Maximal Fluctuations -- 3.2.5: Phase Separation Parameter -- 3.2.6: Bimodality -- 3.2.7: Information Entropy -- 3.2.8: Zipf's Law -- 3.3: Summary -- Chapter 4: Nuclear Liquid-Gas Phase Transition: A Theoretical Overview -- 4.1: Introduction. , 4.2: Searching for the Signatures and Order of Nuclear Phase Transition -- 4.3: Statistical Model and Phase Transition Signatures -- 4.4: Dynamical Model and Phase Transition Signatures -- 4.5: Phase Transition Signatures from Lattice Gas Model and Percolation Model -- 4.6: Hypernuclear Phase Transition -- Chapter 5: A 3D Calorimetry of Hot Nuclei -- 5.1: Introduction -- 5.2: Necessary Selections -- 5.3: Reconstruction of the Quasi‐Projectile Velocity and Associated Reference Frame -- 5.4: Selection Criteria and Characterization of the Evaporation Component of Quasi‐Projectile -- 5.5: Calculation of the Emission Probabilities by the QP -- 5.6: Hot QP Reconstruction -- 5.7: Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Early Recognition of Fragment Configuration in Intermediate Energy Heavy‐Ion Collisions -- 6.1: Cluster Production in Heavy‐Ion Collisions: An Overview -- 6.2: Molecular Dynamics Approach to Multifragmentation: Role of Secondary Clusterization Algorithms -- 6.3: Minimum Spanning Tree Clusterization Algorithm and Its Extensions -- 6.3.1: Minimum Spanning Tree with Momentum Cut (MSTM) Method -- 6.3.2: Minimum Spanning Tree with Binding Energy Check (MSTB) Method -- 6.4: Early Cluster Recognition Algorithm (ECRA) -- 6.5: Simulated Annealing Clusterization Algorithm (SACA): A Faster Approach -- 6.5.1: Time Evolution of Fragments Using SACA and MST Approaches -- Chapter 7: Symmetry Energy of Finite Nuclei Using Relativistic Mean Field Densities within Coherent Density Fluctuation Model -- 7.1: Introduction -- 7.2: Formalism -- 7.2.1: Effective Field Theory Motivated Relativistic Mean Field Model (E‐RMF) -- 7.2.2: Nuclear Matter Parameters -- 7.2.3: Coherent Density Fluctuation Model -- 7.2.4: Volume and Surface Components of the Nuclear Symmetry Energy -- 7.3: Results and Discussions -- 7.3.1: Bulk Properties of Finite Nuclei within E‐RMF Formalism. , 7.3.2: The Effective Surface Properties of the Nuclei -- 7.3.3: Correlation of Skin Thickness with the Symmetry Energy -- 7.3.4: Volume and Surface Contributions in the Symmetry Energy of Rare Earth Nuclei -- 7.4: Summary and Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Nuclear Symmetry Energy in Heavy‐Ion Collisions -- 8.1: Introduction -- 8.2: Sensitive Probes of Nuclear Symmetry Energy in Heavy‐Ion Collisions -- 8.3: Blind Spots of Probing the High‐Density Symmetry Energy in Heavy‐Ion Collisions -- 8.4: Model Dependence of Symmetry‐Energy‐Sensitive Probes and Qualitative Probe -- 8.5: Determination of the Density Region of the Symmetry Energy Probed by the π−/π+ Ratio and Nucleon Observables -- 8.6: Effects of Short‐Range Correlations in Transport Model -- 8.7: Cross‐Checking the Symmetry Energy at High Densities -- 8.8: Probing the Curvature of Nuclear Symmetry Energy Ksym around Saturation Density -- 8.9: Perspective and Acknowledgments -- Chapter 9: How Isospin Effects Influence Transverse In‐Plane Flow and Its Disappearance? -- 9.1: Introduction -- 9.2: The Model -- 9.3: Results and Discussion -- 9.3.1: Time Evolution of Directed Transverse Flow -- 9.3.2: Energy of the Vanishing Flow as a Function of Impact Parameter -- 9.3.3: Percentage Difference of the Energy of Vanishing Flow -- 9.3.4: Energy of Vanishing Flow and Interaction Range -- 9.3.5: Mass Dependence Analysis: Collisions of Isotopic Pairs -- 9.3.6: Collisions of Isobaric Pairs -- 9.3.7: Impact Parameter Dependence of Isospin Effects in Isobaric Pairs as an Example -- 9.3.8: Role of Coulomb Interaction -- 9.3.9: Relative Role of Coulomb Potential and Nucleon-Nucleon Cross Section -- 9.4: Summary -- Chapter 10: Exploring the Role of Structure Effects on Nucleon-Nucleon Collisions at Intermediate Energy -- 10.1: Introduction -- 10.2: Directed Transverse Flow and Energy of Vanishing Flow (EVF). , 10.3: Results and Discussion -- 10.3.1: Role of Nuclear Radius on the Directed Transverse Flow -- 10.3.2: The Energy of Vanishing Flow as a Function of Nucleus Radius -- 10.3.3: Percentage Deviation of the Energy of Vanishing Flow as a Function of Radius -- 10.3.4: Density Profile of the Nuclei using Different Radii -- 10.3.5: Isospin Radius: Influence on Transverse Flow -- 10.3.6: Isospin Radius: Influence on Nuclear Fragmentation -- 10.4: Summary -- Chapter 11: Symmetry Energy and Its Effect on Various Observables at Intermediate Energies -- 11.1: Introduction -- 11.2: Results and Discussion -- 11.2.1: Time Evolution of Transverse Flow -- 11.2.2: Time Evolution of Rapidity Distribution of Nucleons -- 11.2.3: Directed Transverse Momentum of Nucleons Feeling Various Densities -- 11.2.4: Yields of Various Fragments -- 11.2.5: Rapidity Distribution of Fragments -- 11.2.6: Phase Space of Fragments -- 11.2.7: Relative Yields RN -- 11.2.8: Neutron‐to‐Proton (n/p) Ratio of Free Nucleons -- 11.3: Summary -- Chapter 12: Can We Constraint Density Dependence of Symmetry Energy Using Halo Nuclei Reactions? -- 12.1: Introduction -- 12.2: The Model -- 12.3: Results and Discussion -- 12.4: Summary -- Chapter 13: Role of r‐Helicity in Antimagnetic Rotational Bands -- 13.1: Introduction -- 13.2: The Helicity Formalism -- 13.2.1: Operation of Parity‐ and Time‐Reversal Symmetries on Helicity State -- 13.3: Results and Discussion -- 13.3.1: Relevance with Twin‐Shears Mechanism -- 13.3.2: Role of Octupole Correlation in AMR Spectrum -- 13.3.3: Symmetries Responsible for AMR Spectrum -- 13.4: Summary -- Chapter 14: Impact of CFL Locking in Quark Phase on Equations of State of Hybrid Star -- 14.1: Introduction -- 14.2: Hybrid Equations of State -- 14.2.1: Hadronic Phase -- 14.2.2: Quark Quasiparticle Model (QQPM) -- 14.2.3: Construction of Hadron-Quark Mixed Phase. , 14.2.4: Rotating Neutron Stars -- 14.3: Results and Discussions -- 14.3.1: Equations of State and Static Sequences of Hybrid Star -- 14.3.2: Keplerian Limit -- 14.3.3: Back Bending and Stability Analysis in J(f) Plane -- 14.3.4: Radii of Millisecond Pulsars -- 14.4: Summary -- Chapter 15: Investigation of Light Particle and Intermediate Mass Fragment Production Cross Sections of Excited Compound System 44Ti* Formed in 32S + 12C and 28Si + 16O Reactions -- 15.1: Introduction -- 15.2: Theory -- 15.2.1: The Potential -- 15.2.2: Decay Cross Section of Compound Nucleus -- 15.3: Results and Discussion -- 15.4: Conclusion -- Chapter 16: Equilibrium Decay Stage in Proton‐Induced Spallation Reactions -- 16.1: Importance of Spallation Reactions -- 16.2: Description of Spallation Reactions -- 16.3: Intranuclear Cascade Models -- 16.4: Pre‐fragment Deexcitation -- 16.4.1: Statistical Decay -- 16.4.2: Fission -- 16.4.3: Pre‐equilibrium Decay -- 16.4.4: Breakup of Light Nuclei -- 16.4.5: Multifragmentation -- 16.5: Statistical Model Codes in Spallation Studies -- 16.6: Two‐Stage Model Calculation -- 16.7: IAEA Benchmark of Spallation Models -- Index.