This comprehensive text expertly details the numerous theoretical techniques central to the discipline of nuclear physics. It is based on lecture notes from a three-lecture series given at CEBAF (the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility), where John Dirk Walecka at the time was Scientific Director: Graduate Quantum Mechanics, Advanced Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory . and Special Topics in Nuclear Physics. The primary goal of this text is pedagogical; providing a clear, logical, in-depth, and unifying treatment of many diverse aspects of modern nuclear theory ranging from the non-relativistic many-body problem to the standard model of the strong, electromagnetic, and weak interactions. Four key topics are emphasised in this text: basic nuclear structure, the relativistic nuclear many-body problem, strong-coupling QCD, and electroweal interactions with nuclei. The text is designed to provide graduate students with a basic level of understanding of modern nuclear physics so that they in turn can explore the scientific frontiers. Written by eminent authority in the field, this book will be welcomed by graduate students and researchers aike.
This graduate-level textbook concentrates on four major topics in nuclear physics: basic nuclear structure, the relativistic nuclear many-body problem, strong coupling QCD, and electroweak interactions with nuclei. The text is based on lectures and courses given at the Continuous Beam Electron Accelerator Facility and at the College of William and Mary. Over 260 problems are included; solutions are provided for many of them.
This graduate-level textbook concentrates on four major topics in nuclear physics: basic nuclear structure, the relativistic nuclear many-body problem, strong coupling QCD, and electroweak interactions with nuclei. The text is based on lectures and courses given at the Continuous Beam Electron Accelerator Facility and at the College of William and Mary. Over 260 problems are included; solutions are provided for many of them.