Elementary Nuclear Theory: Second Edition

by Hans Bethe and Philip Morrison

Book Overview

This compact treatment of the basic theory of nuclear forces, structures, and reactions bases its explanations almost entirely on the familiar results of nonrelativistic quantum theory. Suitable for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486450481
• ISBN13: 9780486450483
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

a definitive treatment of nuclear theory

This 2nd edition comes 50 years after the 1st edition. Much of the material appears unchanged. Bethe died only last year [2005]. But in 1956, he was already one of the giants in physics due to his massive contributions to the study of the nucleus. The book lacks the rich illustrations typical of current textbooks. But if you can ignore that, then it provides for a definitive education in our understanding of the nucleus. It is suitable for an undergrad reader who has done an earlier course in quantum mechanics. By the very nature of nuclear interactions, most of the discussion is outside the realm of classical mechanics, and you do need that quantum background.