Buch, Englisch, Band 169, 624 Seiten
New Physics and New Technology
Buch, Englisch, Band 169, 624 Seiten
Reihe: International School of Physics Enrico Fermi
ISBN: 978-1-58603-885-4
Verlag: IOS Press
The bulk of the contributions in this book is devoted to nuclear structure models and their derivation from the basic nucleon-nucleon interaction. Three models are extensively discussed: the shell model, the interacting boson model and the cluster model. In recent years, considerable advance has been made in ab initio theories of nuclei, especially of light nuclei. These are included as well, thus providing a comprehensive view of the present status of nuclear structure theory.
Also discussed is the occurrence of dynamic symmetries and super-symmetries in nuclei - including the newly suggested ‘critica’ symmetries which occur in transitional nuclei when the shape changes from spherical to deformed. Nuclei far from stability are of particular importance for astrophysics, especially for the r-process. Nuclear astrophysics was reviewed in detail, including a discussion of energy generation in stars and nucleo-synthesis of elements