Physics of Nuclei and Particles

Volume II

Pierre Marmier, Eric Sheldon

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9780124731028
• eBook ISBN: 9781483262802
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Physics
• Index: Physics

Physics of Nuclei and Particles, Volume II explores the prevalent descriptive methods used in nuclear and particle physics, with emphasis on the phenomenological and model-based aspects. The interactions of nuclear particles are discussed, along with nuclear forces and potentials and scattering and reaction models employed in nuclear physics. The nuclear structure and models of the nucleus are also considered. Comprised of four chapters, this volume begins with a review of the characteristics of nucleons and other particles that play a role in nuclear interaction processes in order to gain further insight into the underlying physical problems. Neutron physics, antinucleons, deuteron physics, and two-body nuclear forces are highlighted, together with three- and four- nucleon systems and heavy-ion physics. The next three chapters deal with nuclear forces and potentials, as deduced from nuclear dynamics (scattering and polarization); scattering and reaction models used in nuclear physics; and nuclear models such as the shell model, models of deformed nuclei, and many-body self-consistent models. The book concludes with an analysis of the Brueckner-Bethe-Goldstone theory of nuclear matter. This book will be of interest to physicists.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Physics of Nuclei and Particles
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Summary of Contents, Volumes I and III
• Chapter 12. Nuclear Particles and Their Interactions: THE PHYSICS OF THE PRINCIPAL NUCLEAR PARTICLES
• Chapter 13. Nuclear Forces and Potentials, as Deduced from Nuclear Dynamics (Scattering and Polarization)
• Chapter 14. Scattering and Reaction Models in Nuclear Physics
• Chapter 15. Nuclear Models: NUCLEAR STRUCTURE AND MODELS OF THE NUCLEUS
• Solutions to Exercises
• Subject Index