TY - BOOK ID - 6825856 TI - Fundamentals of nuclear physics PY - 1990 SN - 0521269946 0521264472 9780521269940 9781139167758 9780521264471 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Nuclear physics. KW - atoomfysica KW - 539.16 KW - 539.17 KW - 539.14 KW - Radioactivity. Radioactive decay KW - Nuclear reactions. Fission. Fusion. Chain reactions etc. KW - Nuclei KW - 539.14 Nuclei KW - 539.17 Nuclear reactions. Fission. Fusion. Chain reactions etc. KW - 539.16 Radioactivity. Radioactive decay KW - Nuclear physics KW - Atomic nuclei KW - Atoms, Nuclei of KW - Nucleus of the atom KW - Physics KW - Nuclear reactions. Fission. Fusion. Chain reactions etc KW - Physique nucléaire UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:6825856 AB - Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics is a textbook on nuclear physics aimed at undergraduates in their final year, designed to give the student a thorough understanding of the principal features of nuclei, nuclear decays and nuclear reactions. The book covers the elementary concepts of the subject necessary for introductory courses and also explores more advanced topics, suitable for graduate courses. Initially several models are described and used to explain nuclear properties with many illustrative examples. Sections follow on a-, B- and y-decay, fission, thermonuclear fusion, reactions, nuclear forces and nuclear collective motion. In each case many examples are discussed, and the student should gain a thorough grounding in our current knowledge of the nucleus. The presentation is quantitative and short derivations are given in full to enable the student to make predictions about nuclear phenomena. This book will be of value to all undergraduates studying nuclear physics, as well as to first-year graduates. The level of the presentation bridges the gap between introductory undergraduate and the more advanced graduate textbooks. ER -