Fundamentals of Nuclear Models: Foundational Models (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789812569554)

This book reviews the basic models and theories of nuclear structure and gives an in-depth analysis of their experimental and mathematical foundations. It shows the relationships between the models and exhibits the value of following the strategy of: looking for patterns in all the data available, developing phenomenological models to explain them, and finally giving the models a foundation in a fundamental microscopic theory of interacting neutrons and protons.This unique book takes a newcomer from an introduction to nuclear structure physics to the frontiers of the subject along a painless path. It provides both the experimental and mathematical foundations of the essential models in a way that is accessible to a broad range of experimental and theoretical physicists. Thus, the book provides a unique resource and an exposition of the essential principles, mathematical structures, assumptions, and observational data on which the models and theories are based. It avoids discussion of many non-essential variations and technical details of the models.

Author: David J. Rowe, John L. Wood
ISBN-10: 9812569553
ISBN-13: 9789812569554
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2010
Pages: 676
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.85lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.70w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 06/01/2011 pg. 218