Nuclear Structure

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. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Pages ix-xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS , Page xiii Chapter I - NUCLEON-NUCLEON FORCES , Pages 1-106 Chapter II - NUCLEAR SHAPE AND NUCLEAR MOMENTS , Pages 107-156 Chapter III - NUCLEAR MATTER CHARACTERISTICS , Pages 157-232 Chapter IV - SINGLE-PARTICLE SHELL MODE , Pages 233-283 Chapter V - INDIVIDUAL-PARTICLE MODEL , Pages 284-352 Chapter VI - COLLECTIVE NUCLEAR EFFECTS , Pages 353-447 Chapter VII - ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS WITH NUCLEI , Pages 448-496 Chapter VIII - BETA-DECAY , Pages 497-551 Appendix A - COUPLING OF TWO ANGULAR MOMENTA, CLEBSCH–GORDAN COEFFICIENTS , Pages 552-558 Appendix B - THE WIGNER–ECKART THEOREM , Pages 559-565 Appendix C - BRIEF REVIEW OF DIRAC THEORY , Pages 566-583 Appendix D - ITERATIVE DIAGONALIZATION OF MATRICES , Pages 584-591 INDEX , Pages 592-605