ENGLISH

Symmetries in Atomic Nuclei: From Isospin to Supersymmetry

By A. Frank , P. Van Isacker , J. Jolie (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2009
ISBN
0387874941, 9780387874944
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-87495-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2966017 bytes)
Series
Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 230
Edition
1
Pages
185\194
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Particle and Nuclear Physics;Quantum Physics;NumerSpintronics

Description

Symmetries in Atomic Nuclei aims to present an overview of recent applications of symmetry to the description of atomic nuclei. Special care is given to a pedagogical introduction of symmetry concepts using simple examples. After a historical overview of the applications of symmetry in nuclear physics, progress in the field during the last decade is reviewed. Special emphasis is put on the introduction of neutron-proton and boson-fermion degrees of freedom. Their combination leads to a supersymmetric description of pairs and quartets of nuclei. Both theoretical aspects and experimental signatures of dynamical (super)symmetries are carefully discussed. Case studies show how these symmetries are displayed by real atomic nuclei which have been studied experimentally using state-of-the art spectroscopy. Symmetries in Atomic Nuclei focuses on nuclear structure physics and has been written by active investigators in the field, but its scope is wider and is intended for final-year or post-graduate students and researchers interested in understanding the power and beauty of symmetry methods in physics.

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