Fundamentals In Nuclear Physics From Nuclear Structure to Cosmology /

• Main Authors: Basdevant, Jean-Louis (Author), Spiro, Michel (Author), Rich, James (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2005.
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Nuclear physics.; Heavy ions.; Hadrons.; Nuclear fusion.; Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Nuclear Fusion.

This course explores nuclear physics and its applications ranging from the structure of nuclei and their reactions, to astrophysics and cosmology. The physics is introduced with arguments based on simple ideas such as the empirical structure of nuclear forces and its interplay with the Pauli princip...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Basic concepts of Nuclear Physics
• Nuclear Models and Stability of the Nucleus
• Nuclear Reactions
• Nuclear Decays and Fundamental Interactions
• Radioactivity and all that
• Fission
• Fusion
• Nuclear Astrophysics
• Nuclear Cosmology
• Relativistic kinematics
• Accelerators
• Time-dependent perturbation theory
• Nutron transport
• Solutions and Hints for Selected Exercises
• Tables of numerical values
• Table of Nuclei
• References
• Index.