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Fundamentals in Nuclear Physics: From Nuclear Structure to Cosmology

By Jean-Louis Basdevant , James Rich , Michael Spiro

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2005
ISBN
9780387016726, 0-387-01672-4
Open Library ID
OL7442363M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4781125 bytes)
Series
Advanced Texts in Physics
Edition
1
Pages
515\515
Topic
Physics
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

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.

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