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2.5 Thesaurus and Subject Categories
35th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers
28 - 29 October 2010, Vienna, Austria
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INIS & NKM Section
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Subject Categories
JTC Working Group
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Members: ETDE, Germany, INIS, Japan, Switzerland
Mandate:
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Review Subject Categories and Scope Description
IAEA-ETDE/INIS-2, IAEA, Vienna July 2002
Review categories to
• include new areas of research and development
• Update, amend, expand scope descriptions
• Integrate “ETDE only” categories in INIS
Introduce new categories
(scope description, definitions, cross references)
Draft new release of Subject Categories and Scope Description
IAEA-ETDE/INIS-2
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NEW Subject Categories
S77
NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
All aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology, which
encompasses both the control of matter and the fabrication of
devices with critical dimensions in the nanometer size range.
Theoretical and experimental studies as well as applications are
included. All applications of radiation in nanoscience and
nanotechnology
S79
ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
Application of physical theories and methods to study solar, stellar
and galactic origin, structures and evolution, stellar objects and
galaxies; and related problems in cosmology
Note: Only if it is of nuclear interest or if it is associated with
cosmic radiation, nuclear and high-energy physics.
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NEW Subject Categories
S96
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION
Knowledge Management to be of use in all sectors of nuclear
science and technology, methods and tools that have been used to
implement knowledge management and preservation programmes,
terminology, concepts, and techniques associated with knowledge
management, human resources planning and knowledge transfer,
nuclear education and training
S97
MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING
Mathematical methods and models, simulations and computer
codes, programming, computer architecture, supercomputers and
supercomputing for applications in nuclear science and
technology.
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UPDATED Subject Categories
S71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
Aspects of classical mechanics of interest for nuclear science and
technology; general aspects of quantum mechanics (formalism,
theory of measurement, mathematical models, non-relativistic
scattering theory, semiclassical theories), qubits, quantum
information, quantum entanglement, quantum computers, quantum
teleportation, etc., not applied to a specific field; general theory of
scattering;
Cryogenics: methods and equipment for low temperature ….
Particle beam production and handling, ….
For:
quantum field theory, or quantum chromodynamics, or quantum
electrodynamics, or relativistic scattering theory, or S-matrix
theory, or scattering of elementary particles….................use S72
quantum computers, quantum dots……………….……………use S77
general relativity and gravitation in astrophysics, quantum
gravity…………………………………………………………….use S79
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S72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
Theory of fields and strings (axiomatic, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian
approaches, renormalization, field theories in higher dimensions,
such as Kaluza-Klein theories, Schwinger source theory, BetheSalpeter equations, relativistic wave equations, lattice gauge
theory, techniques employed in field theory studies, such as
strong-coupling expansions, theories of strings and other extended
objects in the context of elementary particles – branes, M-theory
(membrane theory), de Sitter space, anti de Sitter space, etc.,
superstring theory, theory of quantized fields, etc.)
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• general quantum mechanics..............................................................................use S71
• general theory of
scattering.............................................................................................................use S71
• high-energy physics instrumentation...............................................................use S46
• nucleon-nucleon interactions in nuclei ...........................................................use S73
• elementary particle processes in astrophysics…………………………………use S79
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S99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Organization and administration of nuclear activities: general relevant
documents dealing with organization, administration, financing and
general description of nuclear institutes and programs ……
Miscellaneous: historical, philosophical, educational aspects of
relevance to nuclear science and technology, progress reports
covering several scientific disciplines of relevance to nuclear
science and technology, if bibliographic subdivision is not possible
or warranted
For:
• non-legal aspects of emergency planning.......................see category for installation
• mathematical methods, models and computing…………………………………use S97
• knowledge management and preservation……………………………………….use S96
• nuclear documentation, data and literature handling…………………………..use S96
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ETDE
ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES
INIS and ETDE
HYDROGEN
ETDE
BIOMASS FUELS
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NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
INIS and ETDE
MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES
ETDE
HYDRO ENERGY
ETDE
SOLAR ENERGY
ETDE
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
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TIDAL AND WAVE POWER
ETDE
WIND ENERGY
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SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
ETDE
GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
ETDE
POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
ETDE
ENERGY STORAGE
ETDE
ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION ETDE, new INIS
ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
ETDE, new INIS
MATERIALS SCIENCE
INIS and ETDE
RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY
INIS
PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
INIS
OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
new for INIS
APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
INIS
PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
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PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
INIS
NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
INIS
CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
INIS and ETDE
NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS
INIS
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ETDE/INIS Joint Reference Series No. 2 Rev. 1
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The 12th Joint INIS/ETDE Technical Committee
Meeting, October 2009
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commended the Subject Categories Working Group on the
work accomplished
supported the immediate implementation of four new subject
categories
New categories in operation since Jan 2010
ETDE/INIS Joint Reference Series ETDE/INIS-02
Subject categories and Scope Descriptions
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Draft Rev. 1 published in Jan 2010 on Members Area
Rev. 1 (October 2010) have been published as interactive HTML
document on the INIS Members Area
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