An Introduction to Nuclear Physics - Hardcover

Cottingham, W. N.; Greenwood, D. A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521651492 ISBN 13: 9780521651493

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

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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Review

'This clear and concise introduction to nuclear physics provide an excellent basis for a 'core' undergraduate course in this area.' Physics Courier

Book Description

This wonderfully clear and concise nuclear physics textbook provides the basis for a core second/third year undergraduate physics module. A wide range of applications and aspects of nuclear physics are described, for example power generation from nuclear fission, nucleosynthesis, biological effects of nuclear radiation, solar neutrinos, neutrino physics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521651492
• ISBN 13: 9780521651493
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288