TY - BOOK ID - 7839839 TI - Theory of nuclear fission : a textbook AU - Krappe, H. J. AU - Pomorski, Krzysztof. PY - 2012 VL - 838 SN - 00758450 SN - 364223514X 3642235158 PB - Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Nuclear fission KW - Physics KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Nuclear Physics KW - Electricity & Magnetism KW - Nuclear fission. KW - Nuclear physics. KW - Atomic nuclei KW - Atoms, Nuclei of KW - Nucleus of the atom KW - Fission, Nuclear KW - Physics. KW - Heavy ions. KW - Hadrons. KW - Nuclear engineering. KW - Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons. KW - Nuclear Engineering. KW - Nuclear reactions KW - Nuclear Energy. KW - Nuclear energy. KW - Atomic energy KW - Atomic power KW - Energy, Atomic KW - Energy, Nuclear KW - Nuclear power KW - Power, Atomic KW - Power, Nuclear KW - Force and energy KW - Nuclear physics KW - Power resources KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Nuclear facilities KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Ions UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7839839 AB - This book brings together various aspects of the nuclear fission phenomenon discovered by Hahn, Strassmann and Meitner almost 70 years ago. Beginning with an historical introduction the authors present various models to describe the fission process of hot nuclei as well as the spontaneous fission of cold nuclei and their isomers. The role of transport coefficients, like inertia and friction in fission dynamics is discussed. The effect of the nuclear shell structure on the fission probability and the mass and kinetic energy distributions of the fission fragments is presented. The fusion-fission process leading to the synthesis of new isotopes including super-heavy elements is described. The book will thus be useful for theoretical and experimental physicists, as well as for graduate and PhD students. ER -