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Nuclear physics, as the study of many-body fermion systems using both experimental and theoretical methods of research, is literally at the ‘heart’ of all matter.
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Further Reading
Nuclear Physics, Intermediate Energy Physics, Introductory Particle Physics
For this introductory chapter, we first list a set of textbooks that discuss the global field of nuclear physics, and where both the experimental developments and theoretical methods are presented. Some of these books cover both nuclear and particle physics in a consistent way. Blatt J.M., Weisskopf V.F. (1952) Theoretical Nuclear Physics (Wiley, New York)
Bohr A., Mottelson B. (1969) Nuclear Structure Vol. 1 (Benjamin, New York);
Bohr A., Mottelson B. (1975) Nuclear Structure Vol. 2 (Benjamin, New York)
Evans R.D. (1955) The Atomic Nucleus (McGraw-Hill, New York)
Fermi E. (1950) Course on Nuclear Physics (University of Chicago Press, Chicago)
Frauenfelder H., Henley E.M. (1991) Subatomic Physics 2nd edn. (Prentice-Hall, New York)
Green A.E.S (1955) Nuclear Physics (McGraw-Hill, New York)
Jelley N.M. (1990) Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge)
Kaplan I. (1963) Nuclear Physics 2nd edn. (Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA)
Krane K.S. (1987) Introductory Nuclear Physics (Wiley, New York)
Marmier P., Sheldon E. (1969) Physics of Nuclei and Particles Vol. 1 (Academic, New York)
Meyerhof W. (1967) Elements of Nuclear Physics (McGraw-Hill, New York)
Preston M.A., Bhaduri R.K. (1975) Structure of the Nucleus (Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA)
Rose M.E. (1965) α, β and γ Spectroscopy Vol. 1 ed. by K. Siegbahn (North-Holland, Amsterdam)
Segré E. (1982) Nuclei and Particles 3rd edn. (Benjamin, New York)
Valentin L. (1981) Subatomic Physics: Nuclei and Particles Vols. 1 and 2 (North-Holland, Amsterdam)
Williams W.S.C. (1991) Nuclear and Particle Physics (Oxford University Press, Oxford)
General Textbooks Discussing Related Topics
We also mention just a few general physics textbooks that can be consulted since the subfield of nuclear physics is not separate from the rest of physics and quite often concepts from the more “classical” physics domain are needed. In particular, a few modern texts bridging the gap between the classical physics curriculum and what is known as “modern physics” (topics developed in the last 30–40 years) are included here. Wong S.S.M. (1990) Introductory Nuclear Physics (Prentice-Hall, New York)
Alonso M., Finn E. (1971) Fundamental University Physics Vol. II and Vol. III (Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA)
Davies P. (ed.) (1989) The New Physics (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge)
Feynmann R.P., Leighton R.B., Sands M. (1965) The Feynmann Lectures on Physics Vol. III (Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA)
Krane K. S. (1996) Modern Physics 2nd edn. (Wiley, New York)
Lorrain P., Corson D.R. (1978) Electromagnetism: Principles and Application (Freeman, New York)
Ohanian H.C. (1987) Modern Physics (Prentice Hall, New York)
Orear J. (1979) Physics (Collier MacMillan International Editions, New York)
Panofsky W.K.H., Phillips M. (1962) Classical Electricity and Magnetism 2nd edn. (Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA)
Quantum Mechanics Texts
A couple of basic quantum mechanics texts that can be consulted when more explicit issues of quantum mechanics show up or when reference is made to the importance and impact of quantum mechanics on nuclear physics: Rohlf J.W. (1994) Modern Physics from α to Z (Wiley, New York)
Flügge S. (1974) Practical Quantum Mechanics (Springer, New York)
Greiner, W. (1997) Quantum Mechanics — Special Chapters (Springer, Berlin Heidelberg)
Merzbacher E. (1970) Quantum Mechanics 2nd edn. (Wiley, New York)
Sakurai J.J. (1973) Advanced Quantum Mechanics (Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA)
Schiff L.I. (1968) Quantum Mechanics (McGraw-Hill, New York)
Mathematical References
It may well be interesting on occasion to have some guidance with respect to mathematical methods and techniques, in particular oriented towards looking up properties of solutions of the Schrodinger equation, studying eigenvalue problems and associated matrix manipulations. A short list is given. Abramowitz M., Stegun J.A. (1964) Handbook of Mathematical Functions (Dover, New York)
Arfken G. (1985) Mathematical Methods for Physicists 3rd edn. (Academic, New York)
Wilkinson J.H. (1965) The Algebraic Eigenvalue Problem (Clarendon, Oxford) The aim of the reference lists given here and in other chapters is not to be exhaustive, but to provide essential further reading at various levels: popular, intermediate, textbooks concentrating on specific issues, and finally advanced technical reviews.
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Heyde, K. (1998). Introduction: What Nuclear Physics is About. In: From Nucleons to the Atomic Nucleus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03633-4_1
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