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From Nucleons to the Atomic Nucleus

Perspectives in Nuclear Physics

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Kris Heyde

    1. Vakgroep Subatomaire en Stralingsfysica, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium

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  • Overview on modern nuclear physics - A source of information for lecturers & graduate students - Gives perspectives for further research work

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Introduction: What Nuclear Physics is About

    • Kris Heyde
    Pages 1-10

  3. Nucleons in Interaction: The Nucleon—Nucleon Force

    • Kris Heyde
    Pages 11-20

  4. Introducing the Atomic Nucleus: Nuclear Structure

    • Kris Heyde
    Pages 21-78

  5. Nuclear Physics with Electromagnetic Interactions

    • Kris Heyde
    Pages 79-100

  6. Exploring Nuclear Matter at High Densities

    • Kris Heyde
    Pages 101-120

  7. The Nucleus as a Laboratory for Studying Fundamental Processes

    • Kris Heyde
    Pages 121-144

  8. The ‘Cosmic’ Connection: Nuclear Astrophysics and Onwards into the Stars

    • Kris Heyde
    Pages 145-167

  9. From Nucleons to the Atomic Nucleus: A Short Story

    • Kris Heyde
    Pages 169-179

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 181-197
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About this book

The present text grew out of a number of lecture courses for advanced under­ graduate and new graduate students in nuclear physics. They were given at summer schools in Leuven, Melbourne, and at study weeks for Dutch grad­ uate students which aimed to emphasize fundamental and topical aspects of nuclear physics. On occasion, part of the present text was presented to stu­ dents from a much wider field than just nuclear physics and also within a number of general physics colloquia, where, in addition to nuclear physicists, physicists from many other fields were present. In this respect, the intention is to present, in an amply illustrated form, the key quest ions that arise in nuclear physics. At the same time we try to show why a better understanding of the atomic nucleus is not only important in itself, but also yields essential insights into the many connections to other fields of physics. We thus concen­ trate on the unifying themes rather than addressing in great detail particular subfields of nuclear physics. The present project does not aim to be another comprehensive textbook on nuclear physics: Many of the detailed technical arguments that enter into the picture are not developed here as they would be in a more standard textbook. Instead they are presented using analogies, quite often with simple pictures and arguments that try to convey the general line of thinking and working in nuclear physics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Vakgroep Subatomaire en Stralingsfysica, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium

    Kris Heyde

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: From Nucleons to the Atomic Nucleus

  • Book Subtitle: Perspectives in Nuclear Physics

  • Authors: Kris Heyde

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03633-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-63122-4Published: 04 November 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08318-1Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03633-4Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 194

  • Number of Illustrations: 59 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Nuclear Fusion

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