Ebook: Models of the Atomic Nucleus: With Interactive Software

Models of the Atomic Nucleus is a largely non-technical introduction to nuclear theory – an attempt to explain the nucleus in a way that makes nuclear physics as comprehensible as chemistry or cell biology. Unlike many other scientific fields, the "popularization" of nuclear physics has not previously been successful because many fundamental issues remain controversial and a unified theory of nuclear structure has not yet been established. The theme developed in this book is that the many models of nuclear theory each provide a partial perspective on the nucleus and that the many models can in fact be integrated into a coherent whole and expressed in terms of a lattice of nucleons.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 3-8
Atomic and Nuclear Physics....Pages 9-40
A Brief History of Nuclear Theory....Pages 41-53
Nuclear Models....Pages 55-84
The Mean Free Path of Nucleons in Nuclei....Pages 87-122
The Nuclear Size and Shape....Pages 123-139
The Nuclear Force and Super-Heavy Nuclei....Pages 141-149
Nuclear Fission....Pages 151-174
The Lattice Model: Theoretical Issues....Pages 177-210
The Lattice Model: Experimental Issues....Pages 211-246
Back Matter....Pages 247-288

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Models of the Atomic Nucleus is a largely non-technical introduction to nuclear theory – an attempt to explain the nucleus in a way that makes nuclear physics as comprehensible as chemistry or cell biology. Unlike many other scientific fields, the "popularization" of nuclear physics has not previously been successful because many fundamental issues remain controversial and a unified theory of nuclear structure has not yet been established. The theme developed in this book is that the many models of nuclear theory each provide a partial perspective on the nucleus and that the many models can in fact be integrated into a coherent whole and expressed in terms of a lattice of nucleons.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 3-8
Atomic and Nuclear Physics....Pages 9-40
A Brief History of Nuclear Theory....Pages 41-53
Nuclear Models....Pages 55-84
The Mean Free Path of Nucleons in Nuclei....Pages 87-122
The Nuclear Size and Shape....Pages 123-139
The Nuclear Force and Super-Heavy Nuclei....Pages 141-149
Nuclear Fission....Pages 151-174
The Lattice Model: Theoretical Issues....Pages 177-210
The Lattice Model: Experimental Issues....Pages 211-246
Back Matter....Pages 247-288
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