Giant Resonances

Giant Resonances
Author: M. N. Harakeh
Publisher: Oxford Studies in Nuclear Phys
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2001
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780198517337

Giant resonances are collective excitations of the atomic nucleus, a typical quantum many-body system. The study of these fundamental modes has in many respects contributed to our understanding of the bulk behavior of the nucleus and of the dynamics of non-equilibrium excitations. Although the phenomenon of giant resonances has been known for more than 50 years, a large amount of information has been obtained in the last 10 years. This book gives an up-to-date, comprehensive account of our present knowledge of giant resonances. It presents the experimental facts and the techniques used to obtain that information, describes how these facts fit into theoretical concepts and how this allows to determine various nuclear properties which are otherwise difficult to obtain. Included as an introduction is an overview of the main facts, a short history of how the field has developed in the course of time, and a discussion of future perspectives.

Heavy Ion Physics: Proceedings Of The Vi International School-seminar

Heavy Ion Physics: Proceedings Of The Vi International School-seminar
Author: Rumiana Kalpakchieva
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 952
Release: 1998-08-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9814544698

This book presents recent results on experimental and theoretical studies of the interaction of heavy ions with nuclei at low and intermediate energies: the dynamics of fusion and decay of complex nuclear systems, the synthesis of superheavy elements, the synthesis and properties of exotic nuclei close to the proton and neutron driplines, nuclear fission, nuclear structure, and reactions with stable and radioactive ion beams. It also covers some aspects of applied physics research: track membranes and their applications, the use of polymers in medicine and electronics, production and application of radioisotopes for medical purposes, and environmental protection.

Collective Motion and Nuclear Dynamics

Collective Motion and Nuclear Dynamics
Author: Apolodor Aristotel Raduta
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 585
Release: 1996
Genre: Cluster theory (Nuclear physics)
ISBN: 9814531545

"These proceedings contain selected topics covering various fields of collective motion and nuclear dynamics, ranging from low to high energies, from nuclear structure to reaction mechanisms, from regular stable to chaotic systems, and from fragmentation to fusion. Several ways of investigating the nuclear systems are presented: electron scattering radioactive beams, fragmenting projectiles, beta and double beta decays, and cluster emission. Their behaviour, under some extreme situations such as superdeformation, high spin states, high temperature, and relativisitic energy, is described within various theoretical formalisms."--Publisher's website.

Perspectives Of Nuclear Physics In The Late Nineties - Proceedings Of The International Conference On Nuclear Physics And Related Topics

Perspectives Of Nuclear Physics In The Late Nineties - Proceedings Of The International Conference On Nuclear Physics And Related Topics
Author: Nguyen Dinh Dang
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 598
Release: 1995-04-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9814549916

This volume contains the lectures of invited speakers on the following topics: Collective excitations at zero and finite temperature; Algebraic and geometric symmetric nuclear models; Fundamental symmetries in nuclear physics; Fast rotating nuclei; Nuclei far from stability; Nuclear multifragmentation; Nuclear astrophysics; Subnucleonic degrees of freedom; Relativistic effects in nuclear physics; Quark-gluon plasma physics; Order and chaos in nuclear physics; Nuclear physics and atomic aggregates; Applied nuclear physics.

Building Blocks Of Nuclear Structure, The - 4th International Spring Seminar On Nuclear Physics

Building Blocks Of Nuclear Structure, The - 4th International Spring Seminar On Nuclear Physics
Author: Aldo Covello
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 648
Release: 1993-05-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814554545

Held in May 1992 in Italy, the 4th International Spring Seminar on Nuclear Physics focused on recent developments which enhanced our understanding of the role of the various degrees of freedom which come into play in the nucleus. Consisting of four sessions, the first three sessions dealt with both theoretical and experimental issues centering on quarks and meson degrees of freedom, single-particle degrees of freedom and collective degrees of freedom. The fourth session discussed several important contributions that nuclear structure physics has made to the other research fields.

Mean Field Theory

Mean Field Theory
Author: Vladimir M Kolomietz
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2020-05-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811211795

This book describes recent theoretical and experimental developments in the study of static and dynamic properties of atomic nuclei, many-body systems of strongly interacting neutrons and protons. The theoretical approach is based on the concept of the mean field, describing the motion of a nucleon in terms of a self-consistent single-particle potential well which approximates the interactions of a nucleon with all the other nucleons. The theoretical approaches also go beyond the mean-field approximation by including the effects of two-body collisions.The self-consistent mean-field approximation is derived using the effective nucleon-nucleon Skyrme-type interaction. The many-body problem is described next in terms of the Wigner phase space of the one-body density, which provides a basis for semi-classical approximations and leads to kinetic equations. Results of static properties of nuclei and properties associated with small amplitude dynamics are also presented. Relaxation processes, due to nucleon-nucleon collisions, are discussed next, followed by instability and large amplitude motion of excited nuclei. Lastly, the book ends with the dynamics of hot nuclei. The concepts and methods developed in this book can be used for describing properties of other many-body systems.

Cities and Their Vital Systems

Cities and Their Vital Systems
Author: Advisory Committee on Technology and Society
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 1298
Release: 1989
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780309037860

Cities and Their Vital Systems asks basic questions about the longevity, utility, and nature of urban infrastructures; analyzes how they grow, interact, and change; and asks how, when, and at what cost they should be replaced. Among the topics discussed are problems arising from increasing air travel and airport congestion; the adequacy of water supplies and waste treatment; the impact of new technologies on construction; urban real estate values; and the field of "telematics," the combination of computers and telecommunications that makes money machines and national newspapers possible.

Heavy Ion Collisions - Proceedings Of The Third In2p3-riken Symposium

Heavy Ion Collisions - Proceedings Of The Third In2p3-riken Symposium
Author: Tohru Motobayashi
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 478
Release: 1995-07-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9814549444

This book covers recent topics on studies of heavy ion collisions in the energy domain from several MeV/nucleon to several GeV/nucleon: exotic nuclei and radiactive beams; hot nuclei; hot and cold giant resonances; high spin and some applications; and panel for future collaboration.