An Introduction to Nuclear Physics
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An Introduction to Nuclear Physics

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

An Introduction to Nuclear Physics

About this book

This clear and concise introduction to nuclear physics provides an excellent basis for a core undergraduate course in this area. The book opens by setting nuclear physics in the context of elementary particle physics and then shows how simple models can provide an understanding of the properties of nuclei, both in their ground states and excited states, and also of the nature of nuclear reactions. The book also includes chapters on nuclear fission, its application in nuclear power reactors, the role of nuclear physics in energy production and nucleosynthesis in stars. This second edition contains several additional topics: muon-catalysed fusion, the nuclear and neutrino physics of supernovae, neutrino mass and neutrino oscillations, and the biological effects of radiation. A knowledge of basic quantum mechanics and special relativity is assumed. Appendices deal with other more specialized topics. Each chapter ends with a set of problems for which outline solutions are provided.

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Yes, you can access An Introduction to Nuclear Physics by W. N. Cottingham,D. A. Greenwood in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Sciences physiques & Physique nucléaire. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface to the second edition
  7. Preface to the first edition
  8. Constants of nature, conversion factors and notation
  9. Glossary of some important symbols
  10. 1 Prologue
  11. 2 Leptons and the electromagnetic and weak interactions
  12. 3 Nucleons and the strong interaction
  13. 4 Nuclear sizes and nuclear masses
  14. 5 Ground-state properties of nuclei: the shell model
  15. 6 Alpha decay and spontaneous fission
  16. 7 Excited states of nuclei
  17. 8 Nuclear reactions
  18. 9 Power from nuclear fission
  19. 10 Nuclear fusion
  20. 11 Nucleosynthesis in stars
  21. 12 Beta decay and gamma decay
  22. 13 Neutrinos
  23. 14 The passage of energetic particles through matter
  24. 15 Radiation and life
  25. Appendix A Cross-sections
  26. Appendix B Density of states
  27. Appendix C Angular momentum
  28. Appendix D Unstable states and resonances
  29. Further reading
  30. Answer to problems
  31. Index