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1 online resource (xix, 623 pages) |
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Oxford studies in nuclear physics ; 25 |
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Oxford studies in nuclear physics ; 25.
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| Contents |
I: BASIC ELEMENTS AND MODELS; 1 Elementary concepts of nuclear physics; 1.1 The force between two nucleons; 1.2 The model of the Fermi gas; 1.3 Basic properties of finite nuclei; 2 Nuclear matter as a Fermi liquid; 2.1 A first, qualitative survey; 2.2 The independent pair approximation; 2.3 Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approximation (BHF); 2.4 A variational approach based on generalized Jastrow functions; 2.5 Effective interactions of Skyrme type; 2.6 The nuclear equation of state (EOS); 2.7 Transport phenomena in the Fermi liquid |
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3 Independent particles and quasiparticles in finite nuclei3.1 Hartree-Fock with effective forces; 3.2 Phenomenological single particle potentials; 3.3 Excitations of the many-body system; 4 From the shell model to the compound nucleus; 4.1 Shell model with residual interactions; 4.2 Random Matrix Model; 4.3 The spreading of states into more complicated configurations; 5 Shell effects and Strutinsky renormalization; 5.1 Physical background; 5.2 The Strutinsky procedure; 5.3 The static energy of finite nuclei; 5.4 An excursion into periodic-orbit theory (POT) |
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5.5 The total energy at finite temperature6 Average collective motion of small amplitude; 6.1 Equation of motion from energy conservation; 6.2 The collective response function; 6.3 Rotations as degenerate vibrations; 6.4 Microscopic origin of macroscopic damping; 6.5 Damped collective motion at thermal excitations; 6.6 Temperature dependence of nuclear transport; 6.7 Rotations at finite thermal excitations; 7 Transport theory of nuclear collective motion; 7.1 The locally harmonic approximation; 7.2 Equilibrium fluctuations of the local oscillator; 7.3 Fluctuations of the local propagators |
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7.4 Fokker-Planck equations for the damped harmonic oscillator7.5 Quantum features of collective transport from the microscopic point of view; II: COMPLEX NUCLEAR SYSTEMS; 8 The statistical model for the decay of excited nuclei; 8.1 Decay of the compound nucleus by particle emission; 8.2 Fission; 9 Pre-equilibrium reactions; 9.1 An illustrative, realistic prototype; 9.2 A sketch of existing theories; 10 Level densities and nuclear thermometry; 10.1 Darwin-Fowler approach for theoretical models; 10.2 Empirical level densities; 10.3 Nuclear thermometry |
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11 Large-scale collective motion at finite thermal excitations11.1 Global transport equations; 11.2 Transport coefficients for large-scale motion; 12 Dynamics of fission at finite temperature; 12.1 Transitions between potential wells; 12.2 The rate formulas of Kramers and Langer; 12.3 Escape time for strongly damped motion; 12.4 A critical discussion of timescales; 12.5 Inclusion of quantum effects; 13 Heavy-ion collisions at low energies; 13.1 Transport models for heavy-ion collisions; 13.2 Differential cross sections; 13.3 Fusion reactions |
| Summary |
The text describes in detail modern developments in theories of small many body systems like nuclear complexes in accelerator experiments or metal clusters |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nuclear physics.
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Mesoscopic phenomena (Physics)
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nuclear physics.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- Nuclear.
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Mesoscopic phenomena (Physics)
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Nuclear physics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Oxford University Press
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| ISBN |
9780191523069 |
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0191523062 |
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9780191708480 |
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0191708488 |
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