β Scribed by Samuel S. M. Wong
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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.
Introductory Nuclear Physics......Page 2
Contents......Page 8
Useful Constants......Page 11
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 12
Preface to the First Edition......Page 14
1-1 Brief Early History of Nuclear Physics......Page 16
1-2 What Is Nuclear Physics?......Page 19
1-3 General Properties of Nuclei......Page 22
1-4 Commonly Used Units and Constants......Page 33
Problems......Page 35
2-1 Quarks and Leptons......Page 36
2-2 Quarks, the Basic Building Block of Hadrons......Page 40
2-3 Isospin......Page 42
2-4 Isospin of Antiparticles......Page 45
2-5 Isospin of Quarks......Page 47
2-6 Strangeness and Other Quantum Numbers......Page 50
2-7 Static Quark Model of Hadrons......Page 54
2-8 Magnetic Dipole Moment of the Baryon Octet......Page 63
2-9 Hadron Mass and Quark-Quark Interaction......Page 68
Problems......Page 70
3-1 The Deuteron......Page 72
3-2 Deuteron Magnetic Dipole Moment......Page 76
3-3 Deuteron Electric Quadrupole Moment......Page 80
3-4 Tensor Force and the Deuteron D-state......Page 83
3-5 Symmetry and Nuclear Force......Page 86
3-6 Yukawa Theory of Nuclear Interaction......Page 93
3-7 Nucleon-Nucleon Scattering Phase Shifts......Page 95
3-8 Low-Energy Scattering Parameters......Page 104
3-9 The Nuclear Potential......Page 110
Problems......Page 117
4-1 Electron Scattering Form Factor......Page 120
4-2 Charge Radius and Charge Density......Page 124
4-3 Nucleon Form Factor......Page 128
4-4 High-Energy Lepton Scattering......Page 130
4-5 Matter Density and Charge Density......Page 134
4-6 Nuclear Shape and Electromagnetic Moments......Page 139
4-7 Magnetic Dipole Moment of Odd Nuclei......Page 144
4-8 Ground State Spin and Isospin......Page 147
4-9 Semi-Empirical Mass Formulas......Page 154
4-10 Alpha-Particle Decay......Page 158
4-1 1 Nuclear Fission......Page 165
4-12 Infinite Nuclear Matter......Page 169
Problems......Page 173
5-1 Nuclear Transition Matrix Element......Page 176
5-2 Transition Probability in Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory......Page 180
5-3 Electromagnetic Transition......Page 183
5-4 Single-Particle Value......Page 193
5-5 Weak Interaction and Beta Decay......Page 196
5-6 Nuclear Beta Decay......Page 204
Problems......Page 219
6-1 Vibrational Model......Page 220
6-2 Giant Resonance......Page 227
6-3 Rotational Model......Page 233
6-4 Interacting Boson Approximation......Page 244
Problems......Page 248
7-1 Many-Body Basis States......Page 250
7-2 Magic Number and Single-Particle Energy......Page 253
7-3 Hartree-Fock Single-Particle Hamiltonian......Page 261
7-4 Deformed Single-Particle States......Page 265
7-5 Spherical Shell Model......Page 271
7-6 Other Models......Page 286
Problems......Page 288
8-1 Coulomb Excitation......Page 290
8-2 Compound Nucleus Formation......Page 295
8-3 Direct Reaction......Page 301
8-4 The Optical Model......Page 306
8-5 Intermediate-Energy Nucleon Scattering......Page 318
8-6 Meson-Nucleus Reactions......Page 323
Problems......Page 330
9-1 Overview of Heavy-Ion Reactions......Page 332
9-2 High-Spin States in Nuclei......Page 341
9-3 Phase Transition and Quark-Gluon Plasma......Page 355
Problems......Page 368
10-1 Brief Overview of Stellar Evolution......Page 370
10-2 Rate for Nonresonant Reactions......Page 376
10-3 Conversion of Proton into Helium......Page 378
10-4 Solar Neutrino Problem......Page 381
10-5 Helium Burning and Beyond......Page 388
10-6 Supernova and Synthesis of Heavy Nuclei......Page 396
Problems......Page 402
11 Nuclear Physics: Present and Future......Page 404
A-1 Parity Transformation......Page 412
A-2 Spherical Tensor and Rotation Matrix......Page 414
A-3 Angular Momentum Recoupling Coefficients......Page 417
A-4 Racah Coefficient and 9j-Symbol......Page 420
A-5 Wigner-Eckart Theorem......Page 421
A-6 LandΓ© Formula......Page 422
B-1 Scattering Amplitude and Cross Section......Page 424
B-2 Partial Waves and Phase Shifts......Page 427
B-3 Effective Range Analysis......Page 434
B-4 Scattering from a Complex Potential......Page 437
B-5 Coulomb Scattering......Page 441
B-6 Formal Solution to the Scattering Equation......Page 444
Bibliography......Page 450
Index......Page 460
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This book, though it contains an occasional typo, seems to be reasonably complete for an introductory class.
This comprehensive text provides an introduction to basic nuclear physics, including nuclear decays and reactions and nuclear structure, while covering the essential areas of basic research and practical applications. Its emphasis on phenomonology and the results of real experiments distinguish this