Nuclear Structure

1st Edition - January 1, 1975
Author: William Hornyak
Language: English
eBook ISBN:
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Nuclear Structure covers material usually discussed in courses about nuclear structure. The presentation, although recommends and not necessarily requires the reader to have some… Read more

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Nuclear Structure covers material usually discussed in courses about nuclear structure. The presentation, although recommends and not necessarily requires the reader to have some knowledge of introductory nuclear physics at an elementary or undergraduate level, requires a good knowledge of the elements of quantum mechanics, including an introduction to Dirac theory. The text covers topics such as nucleon-nucleon forces, the boson-exchange model, high-energy electron scattering, and the single particle shell model. Also covered are topics such as single-particle potentials, spin-orbit interactions, the individual-particle model, states of different nuclei, electromagnetic interactions with nuclei, and beta-decay. The book is recommended for nuclear physics students who have background knowledge on nuclear structure and would like to know more about the topic.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsI—Nucleon-Nucleon Forces A. Introduction B. Fundamentals C. Semiempirical Considerations D. Parameterization of Experimental Data E. The Boson-Exchange Model F. The Dual Model ReferencesII—Nuclear Shape and Nuclear Moments A. Introduction B. High-Energy Electron Scattering C. Atomic Effects D. Coulomb Radii E. Summary F. Nuclear Electric Moments G. Nuclear Magnetic Moments H. The Tensor Operator S12 I. The Deuteron Problem ReferencesIII—Nuclear Matter Characteristics A. Introduction B. The Statistical Model C. Semiempirical Mass Formula D. Infinite Nuclear Matter ReferencesIV—Single-Particle Shell Model A. Introduction B. Single-Particle Potentials C. Spin-Orbit Interaction D. Single-Particle Potential Strength E. Rearrangement Energy and Velocity-Dependent Potentials F. Nonstationary Character of Single-Particle Orbitals G. Nucleon Elastic Scattering Potentials H. Review of Single-Particle Model Successes ReferencesV—Individual-Particle Model A. Introduction B. Coupling Schemes C. General Symmetry Classifications, Seniority, and Reduced Isospin D. Intermediate Coupling E. Cluster Model ReferencesVI—Collective Nuclear Effects A. Introduction B. The Classical Liquid Drop C. Vibrational States of Spherical Nuclei D. The Simple Symmetric Top E. Collective States of Deformed Nuclei F. Concluding Remarks ReferencesVII—Electromagnetic Interactions with Nuclei A. Introduction B. Vector Spherical Harmonics C. The Electromagnetic Field in Free Space D. Nuclear y-Ray Transitions E. Matrix Elements and Selection Rules F. Radiative n-p Capture ReferencesVIII—Beta-Decay A. Introduction B. Theoretical Formulation (Weak Interactions) C. The β-Spectrum and Decay Rates D. Nuclear Matrix Elements ReferencesAppendix A—Coupling of Two Angular Momenta, Clebsch-Gordan Coefficients ReferencesAppendix B—The Wigner-Eckart Theorem ReferencesAppendix C—Brief Review of Dirac Theory ReferencesAppendix D—Iterative Diagonalization of Matrices ReferencesIndex