Light exotic nuclei near the boundary of neutron stability Foreword by Yu. Ts. Oganesyan Properties of nuclei near the boundary of neutron stability and their synthesis Synthesis of neutron rich isotopes of light elements Beams of radioactive nuclei Methods for studying the structure of neutron rich nuclei Structure of light neutron rich nuclei Nuclei near closed shells N = 20 and 28. New magic numbers Exotic nuclei and astrophysics. The monograph describes the properties of the lightest nuclei with large excess of neutrons. The results of theoretical and experimental studies of neutron rich isotopes with 1 [less than or equal to] Z [less than or equal to] 20 are presented while also changes in the structure of nuclei when going away from the line of [beta] stability are discussed. Information presented is on the mass radii of distribution of nuclear matter energy levels for excited states of these nuclei the possibility of manifestation of a halo as well as the deformation of nuclei and the quantum properties of ground states. The position of the boundary of nucleon stability for these nuclei is considered. The effects associated with weakening and even the disappearing influence of standard magic numbers and the appearance of new ones are discussed. The results presented in the book will be useful in other fields of science as well including astrophysics