This book covers the latest developments in synthesizing super-heavy elements at
RIKEN, GSI, and GANIL as well as in theories of fusion-fission dynamics. It also
examines the latest results in the studies of nuclei far from stability and the
clustering phenomena in nuclei, including the present status and future
prospects of European and Japanese RIB facilities. In addition, the book details
the latest developments in nuclei astrophysics.