Whither Nuclear Physics ?

Abstract

Nuclear Physics has had its ups and downs. However in recent years, bucked up by some new and often puzzling data, it has become a potentially very rich field. We review some of these exciting developments in a few important sectors of nuclear physics. Emphasis shall be on the study of exotic nuclei and the new physics that these nuclei are teaching us.

Comments: Invited Talk at "International Conference on Recent Trends in Theoretical Physics, ISI, Kolkata, India, Dec 4-7 2007; 16 pages, 3 figures