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Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A - Vol. 17

THE QUANTUM WORLD OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS

by Yuri A Berezhnoy (Kharkov National University, Ukraine)

Table of Contents (34k)
Preface (63k)
Chapter 1: Quant urn Mechanics (1,392k)

This book presents a comprehensive explanation of the main ideas and principles of atomic and nuclear physics and quantum mechanics.

The author invites readers to plunge into the physics of micro-objects and to take a fascinating tour of the world of atoms and nuclei. The main questions under consideration are the structure of atoms, atomic nuclei, the substance and systematics of elementary particles, the processes of the creation of atomic nuclei and the evolution of stars as well as different applied aspects of the physics of micro-objects.


Contents:

  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Fundamental Interactions
  • Structure of Atomic Nuclei
  • Radioactivity of Atomic Nuclei
  • Nuclear Reactions
  • Fission of Atomic Nuclei
  • Nuclear Astrophysics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion


Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students in physics, chemistry and biophysics; general readers with an interest in modern nuclear physics and related topics.

200pp Pub. date: Jul 2005
ISBN 978-981-256-387-3
981-256-387-3
US$48 / £28
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