Full Description
A comprehensive, unified treatment of present-day nuclear physics-the fresh edition of a classic text/reference.
"A fine and thoroughly up-to-date textbook on nuclear physics . . . most welcome." -Physics Today (on the First Edition).
What sets Introductory Nuclear Physics apart from other books on the subject is its presentation of nuclear physics as an integral part of modern physics. Placing the discipline within a broad historical and scientific context, it makes important connections to other fields such as elementary particle physics and astrophysics.
Now fully revised and updated, this Second Edition explores the changing directions in nuclear physics, emphasizing new developments and current research-from superdeformation to quark-gluon plasma. Author Samuel S.M. Wong preserves those areas that established the First Edition as a standard text in university physics departments, focusing on what is exciting about the discipline and providing a concise, thorough, and accessible treatment of the fundamental aspects of nuclear properties.
In this new edition, Professor Wong:
* Includes a chapter on heavy-ion reactions-from high-spin states to quark-gluon plasma
* Adds a new chapter on nuclear astrophysics
* Relates observed nuclear properties to the underlying nuclear interaction and the symmetry principles governing subatomic particles
* Regroups material and appendices to make the text easier to use
* Lists Internet links to essential databases and research projects
* Features end-of-chapter exercises using real-world data.
Introductory Nuclear Physics, Second Edition is an ideal text for courses in nuclear physics at the senior undergraduate or first-year graduate level. It is also an important resource for scientists and engineers working with nuclei, for astrophysicists and particle physicists, and for anyone wishing to learn more about trends in the field.
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition ix Preface to the First Edition xi
1 Introduction 1
2 Nucleon Structure 21
3 Nuclear Force and Two-Nucleon Systems 57
4 Bulk Properties of Nuclei 105
5 Electromagnetic and Weak Interaction 161
6 Nuclear Collective Motion 205
7 Microscopic Models of Nuclear Structure 235
8 Nuclear Reactions 275
9 Nuclei Under Extreme Conditions 317
10 Nuclear Astrophysics 355
11 Nuclear Physics: Present and Future 389
Appendix A: Parity and Angular Momentum 397
A-1 Parity Transformation
A-2 Spherical Tensor and Rotation Matrix
A-3 Angular Momentum Recoupling Coefficients
A-4 Racah Coefficient and 9j-Symbol
A-5 Wigner-Eckart Theorem
A-6 Land6 Formula
Appendix B: Scattering by a Central Potential 409
B-1 Scattering Amplitude and Cross Section
B-2 Partial Waves and Phase Shifts
B-3 Effective Range Analysis
B-4 Scattering from a Complex Potential
B-5 Coulomb Scattering
B-6 Formal Solution to the Scattering Equation
Bibliography 435
Index 445
