Theoretical Nuclear Physics

by Victor F. Weisskopf and John M. Blatt

Book Overview

A classic work by two leading physicists and scientific educators endures as an uncommonly clear and cogent investigation and correlation of key aspects of theoretical nuclear physics. It is probably the most widely adopted book on the subject. The authors approach the subject as "the theoretical concepts, methods, and considerations which have been devised in order to interpret the experimental material and to advance our ability to predict and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486668274
• ISBN13: 9780486668277
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 896 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Classic Physics Text

After having this book checked out from the library for 3 years, I finally purchased it. What a relief!

still germane

Another classic reprint by Dover. The physics in this is still fresh and germane to a newcomer to nuclear physics. A previous background in elementary quantum mechanics is needed. This text then applies that knowledge to the special conditions in a nucleus. The measurement of fission products and alpha, beta and gamma emissions is explained. Vital for experimentalists, so that you can deduce what the nuclear reaction was. The fact that this is not primarily an experimentalist book helds keep it useful. The latter type would need to be updated with the latest instrumentation capabilities and results. Whereas the ideas and derivations here still hold.