Acknowledgements
The proposal to write this monograph came from Prof. B. Ananthanarayan, Editor
of Springer Briefs in Physics series. Writing such a monograph was always dormant
within us and the invitation was primarily responsible for bringing a long-cherished
desire to fruition. Anant has been an exceptional editor, encouraging and ever ready
to extend the deadline showing remarkable patience. We are pleasurably indebted to
him. Thanks also go to Lisa Scalone of Springer for her patience and providing all
guidance during the course of its writing. Chapters 4 and 6 draw heavily from our
long-standing collaboration with several colleagues to understand the halo nuclei
and the Efimov effect. We gratefully acknowledge contributions of Dr. V. Arora,
Dr. S. K. Chauhan and Prof. A. Ravi P. Rau. We were initiated in the world of Fano
resonances by ARPR with his encyclopedic knowledge of the subject. We express
our sincere thanks to him. We thank Mr. V. Ranga for his timely help with the
figures and overall adjustments of the text. We are also grateful to Mr. R. Sariyal for
his help in adjustments of the text.
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The proposal to write this monograph came from Prof. B. Ananthanarayan, Editor
of Springer Briefs in Physics series. Writing such a monograph was always dormant
within us and the invitation was primarily responsible for bringing a long-cherished
desire to fruition. Anant has been an exceptional editor, encouraging and ever ready
to extend the deadline showing remarkable patience. We are pleasurably indebted to
him. Thanks also go to Lisa Scalone of Springer for her patience and providing all
guidance during the course of its writing. Chapters 4 and 6 draw heavily from our
long-standing collaboration with several colleagues to understand the halo nuclei
and the Efimov effect. We gratefully acknowledge contributions of Dr. V. Arora,
Dr. S. K. Chauhan and Prof. A. Ravi P. Rau. We were initiated in the world of Fano
resonances by ARPR with his encyclopedic knowledge of the subject. We express
our sincere thanks to him. We thank Mr. V. Ranga for his timely help with the
figures and overall adjustments of the text. We are also grateful to Mr. R. Sariyal for
his help in adjustments of the text.
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