Elementary Nuclear Theory: Second Edition

by Hans A. Bethe, Philip Morrison

Overview

This compact treatment of the basic theory of nuclear forces, structures, and reactions bases its explanations almost entirely on the familiar results of nonrelativistic quantum theory. Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, it presents careful and concise discussions of experimental ideas.
The three-part treatment begins with the descriptive theory of nuclei, covering basic facts, including size, spins and statistics, and beta-disintegration and the neutrino. The second part explores quantitative theory of nuclear forces, covering physical properties of protons, neutrons, and deuterons; scattering; and effects of molecular binding and of non-central forces. The final section examines complex nuclei and beta-decay, including nuclear reactions, scattering, and beta-disintegration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486450483
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	04/14/2006
Series:	Dover Books on Physics
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

A. Descriptive Theory of Nuclei
I. Basic Facts about Nuclei
II. The Size of Nuclei
III. Beta-disintegration (Descriptive)
IV. Further Facts on Nuclear Disintegrations
V. Spins and Statistics
VI. Beta-disintegration and the Neutrino
VII. Pi-mesons and Others
B. Quantitative Theory of Nuclear Forces
VIII. Physical Properties of Proton, Neutron, and Deuteron
IX. Ground State of the Deuteron
X. Scattering of Neutrons by Free Protons
XI. Effects of Molecular Binding; Coherent Scattering
XII. Interaction of the Deuteron with Radiation
XIII. Scattering of Protons by Protons
XIV. Non-Central Forces
XV. Saturation of Nuclear Forces
XVI. Nucleon Scattering at High Energies
XVII. Polarization of Nucleons
XVII. Sketch of the Meson Theory of Nuclear Forces
C. Complex Nuclei. Beta-decay
XIX. The Structure of Nuclei
XX. Nuclear Reactions and Scattering
XXI. Beta-disintegration
Some Numerical Relations
Appendix: Table of Nuclear Species
Author Index
Subject Index