Fundamentals Of Nuclear Models: Foundational Models

by David J Rowe, John L Wood

Overview

This book reviews the basic models and theories of nuclear structure and gives an in-depth analysis of their experimental and mathematical foundations. It shows the relationships between the models and exhibits the value of following the strategy of: looking for patterns in all the data available, developing phenomenological models to explain them, and finally giving the models a foundation in a fundamental microscopic theory of interacting neutrons and protons.This unique book takes a newcomer from an introduction to nuclear structure physics to the frontiers of the subject along a painless path. It provides both the experimental and mathematical foundations of the essential models in a way that is accessible to a broad range of experimental and theoretical physicists. Thus, the book provides a unique resource and an exposition of the essential principles, mathematical structures, assumptions, and observational data on which the models and theories are based. It avoids discussion of many non-essential variations and technical details of the models.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789812569554
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/24/2010
Pages:	676
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.50(d)