An advanced course in modern nuclear physics
By: J.M. Arias, M. Lozano (eds.)
Contributors: Arias, J. M. 1959-; Lozano, M. 1949-
Series: Lecture notes in physics -- 581
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
Subjects: Nuclear physics
Description: The field of nuclear physics is entering the 21st century while experiencing a strong revival. On the one hand it is changing qualitatively through new experimental developments that allow us to direct radioactive and other exotic probes to target nuclei, and spark off extremely energetic nuclear collisions. Also, the impressive sophistication of new detector systems leads us to expect a number of new discoveries in the near future. On the other hand many new applications have appeared in fields as diverse as medicine, industry, art, archaeology and the environmental sciences. This book is a set of extended lectures on basic and new topics, that gives a tutorial introduction to the field of modern nuclear physics. It is ideally suited to bridging the gap between the standard textbook material and the research literature, and provides the necessary foundation for acting as those who intend to work in any of the many disciplines where nuclear science and technology is going to play an important role in the future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

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Table of contents: title: The theory of the nucleon-nucleon interaction / Robert Vinh Mau; title: The atomic nucleus observed with electromagnetic probes / Thomas William Donnelly; title: The nuclear shell model / Alfredo Poves, Frederic Nowacki; title: The nuclear collective motion / Witold Nazarewicz; title: The interacting boson model / Francesco Iachello; title: The limits of the mean field / Elvira Moya de Guerra; title: The microscopic treatment of the nuclear system / Peter Ring; title: Semi-classical methods in nuclear physics / David M. Brink; title: Scattering and reactions of halo nuclei / Ronald C. Johnson; title: Nuclear physics away from the valley of stability / Juha Aysto; title: Structure of vacuum and elementary matter : from superheavies via hypermatter to antimatter / Walter Greiner