Nuclear Physics
A Very Short Introduction
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9780198718635
Publication date:
10/08/2015
Paperback
136 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198718635
Publication date:
10/08/2015
Paperback
136 pages
Frank Close
Provides the historical development, key ideas, and applications of nuclear physics in a nutshell,Explores exciting new research in the field, with sections on exotic nuclei and the attempts to make superheavy elements,Describes key applications of nuclear physics, especially its importance in medicine through MRI and PET scans,Forms a companion volume to Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction by the same author,Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over seven million copies sold worldwide
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Frank Close
Description
Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson's discovery of the electron at the end of the 19th century, which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral. In this Very Short Introduction Frank Close gives an account of how this area of physics has progressed, including the recognition of how heavy nuclei are built up in the cores of stars and in supernovae, the identification of quarks and gluons, and the development of quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Exploring key concepts such as the stability of different configurations of protons and neutrons in nuclei, Frank Close shows how
nuclear physics brings the physics of the stars to Earth and provides us with important applications, particularly in medicine.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Frank Close, Professor Emeritus of theoretical physics, Oxford University, and fellow in physics, Exeter College OxfordFrank Close is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College. He was formerly the Head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and Head of Communications and Public Education at CERN. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling Lucifer's Legacy (OUP, 2000), and was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics for his 'outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics'. His other books include The Cosmic Onion (1983), The Particle Explosion (1987), End (1988), Too Hot to Handle (1991), and The Particle Odyssey (OUP, 2002). In 2013 Professor Close was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for Communication of Science.
Frank Close
Table of contents
1:The fly in the cathedral
2:Nuclear alchemy
3:Powerful forces
4:Nucleosynthesis
5:Odds, evens, and shells
6:Beyond the Periodic table
7:Exotic nuclei
8:Applied nuclear physics
Further reading
Index
Frank Close
Description
Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson's discovery of the electron at the end of the 19th century, which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral. In this Very Short Introduction Frank Close gives an account of how this area of physics has progressed, including the recognition of how heavy nuclei are built up in the cores of stars and in supernovae, the identification of quarks and gluons, and the development of quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Exploring key concepts such as the stability of different configurations of protons and neutrons in nuclei, Frank Close shows how
nuclear physics brings the physics of the stars to Earth and provides us with important applications, particularly in medicine.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Frank Close, Professor Emeritus of theoretical physics, Oxford University, and fellow in physics, Exeter College OxfordFrank Close is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College. He was formerly the Head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and Head of Communications and Public Education at CERN. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling Lucifer's Legacy (OUP, 2000), and was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics for his 'outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics'. His other books include The Cosmic Onion (1983), The Particle Explosion (1987), End (1988), Too Hot to Handle (1991), and The Particle Odyssey (OUP, 2002). In 2013 Professor Close was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for Communication of Science.
Table of contents
1:The fly in the cathedral
2:Nuclear alchemy
3:Powerful forces
4:Nucleosynthesis
5:Odds, evens, and shells
6:Beyond the Periodic table
7:Exotic nuclei
8:Applied nuclear physics
Further reading
Index
Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity
James P. Sethna
William J. Mullin
David Blockley
Geoff Cottrell
Frank Close
David C. Catling
Jim Baggott
Quantum Optomechanics and Nanomechanics
Pierre-François Cohadon, Jack Harris, Florian Marquardt, Leticia Cugliandolo
A Concise Guide to Communication in Science and Engineering
David H. Foster
Ian R. Kenyon
