Fundamentals of Nuclear Models: Foundational Models

by John L. Wood

Book 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9812569561
• ISBN13: 9789812569561
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 676 Pages
• Weight: 2.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.8"