Fundamentals in Nuclear Physics: From Nuclear Structure to Cosmology
(Advanced Texts in Physics)
By Jean-Louis Basdevant, James Rich, Michael Spiro
By Jean-Louis Basdevant, James Rich, Michael Spiro
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 522
Publication Date: 2005-06-06
Sales Rank: 795764
ISBN / ASIN: 0387016724
EAN: 9780387016726
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Springer
Studio: Springer
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Number Of Pages: 522
Publication Date: 2005-06-06
Sales Rank: 795764
ISBN / ASIN: 0387016724
EAN: 9780387016726
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Springer
Studio: Springer
Average Rating:
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Book Description:
This course on nuclear physics leads the reader to the exploration of the field from nuclei to astrophysical issues. Much nuclear phenomenology can be understood from simple arguments such as those based on the Pauli principle and the Coulomb barrier. This book is concerned with extrapolating from such arguments and illustrating nuclear systematics with experimental data. Starting with the basic concepts in nuclear physics, nuclear models, and reactions, the book covers nuclear decays and the fundamental electro-weak interactions, radioactivity, and nuclear energy. After the discussions of fission and fusion leading into nuclear astrophysics, there is a presentation of the latest ideas about cosmology. As a primer this course will lay the foundations for more specialized subjects.
This book emerged from a series of topical courses the authors delivered at the Ecole Polytechnique and will be useful for graduate students and for scientists in a variety of fields
This course on nuclear physics leads the reader to the exploration of the field from nuclei to astrophysical issues. Much nuclear phenomenology can be understood from simple arguments such as those based on the Pauli principle and the Coulomb barrier. This book is concerned with extrapolating from such arguments and illustrating nuclear systematics with experimental data. Starting with the basic concepts in nuclear physics, nuclear models, and reactions, the book covers nuclear decays and the fundamental electro-weak interactions, radioactivity, and nuclear energy. After the discussions of fission and fusion leading into nuclear astrophysics, there is a presentation of the latest ideas about cosmology. As a primer this course will lay the foundations for more specialized subjects.
This book emerged from a series of topical courses the authors delivered at the Ecole Polytechnique and will be useful for graduate students and for scientists in a variety of fields
