Giant Resonances: Fundamental High-Frequency Modes of Nuclear Excitation (Oxford Studies in Nuclear Physics) - Hardcover

Harakeh, M. N.; Van Der Woude, A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198517335 ISBN 13: 9780198517337

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Giant resonances are collective excitations of the atomic nucleus, a typical quantum many-body system. The study of these fundamental modes has in many respects contributed to our understanding of the bulk behavior of the nucleus and of the dynamics of non-equilibrium excitations. Although the phenomenon of giant resonances has been known for more than 50 years, a large amount of information has been obtained in the last 10 years. This book gives an up-to-date, comprehensive account of our present knowledge of giant resonances. It presents the experimental facts and the techniques used to obtain that information, describes how these facts fit into theoretical concepts and how this allows to determine various nuclear properties which are otherwise difficult to obtain. Included as an introduction is an overview of the main facts, a short history of how the field has developed in the course of time, and a discussion of future perspectives.

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About the Author:

Muhsin N. Harakeh, Professor of Nuclear Physics, Director of the Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut, Groningen Adriaan van der Woude, Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Physics, Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut, Groningen

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0198517335
• ISBN 13: 9780198517337
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 656