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Relativity plays an important role in atomic nuclei, and, since the early 1970s, there has been increasing interest in, and literature on, the nucleus as a relativistic system. In fact, the relativistic treatment provides a powerful method to describe nuclear structure and reactions. It is thus an ideal time to collect and review the important landmarks in this book. Directed to advanced students and researchers, it explains both the underlying relativistic theory and compares predictions with actual experiments.

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Author:   Lev N. Savushkin ,  Hiroshi Toki
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.557kg
ISBN:  

9783642073472

ISBN 10:   3642073476
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   01 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Fields.- 3 Basic Features of the Meson Theory of Nucleon—Nucleon Interactions.- 4 The Relativistic Mean-Field Approximation for Nuclear Structure.- 5 Electromagnetic Interactions of Nucleons in the Relativistic Framework.- 6 The Relativistic Approach to Nucleon—Nucleus Scattering.- 7 Pion Dynamics and Chiral Symmetry.- 8 The Relativistic Hartree—Fock Approach.- 9 Brueckner—Hartree—Fock Methods for Nuclear Matter and Finite Nuclei.- 10 Excited Nuclear States in the Relativistic RPA Method.- 11 The Equation of State of Nuclear Matter for Supernovas and Neutron Stars.- 12 Alternative Relativistic Models.- 13 Some Recent Applications of Relativistic Nuclear Theory.- 14 Summary and Outlook.- A Appendices.- A.1 Four-Dimensional Notation and the Dirac Matrices.- A.2 Properties of the Ground State of Nuclear Matter in the Walecka Model.- A.3 General Form of Local Dirac Equation.- A.4 Equivalent Local Dirac Nuclear Models.- A.5 Nucleon Effective Mass in the Nuclear Medium.- A.7 Boundary Conditions for Wave Functions and Meson Potentials.- A.8 Generalized Weinberg Transformation.- A.9 Expansions of the Vertex Functions for Various Mesons.- A.10 Globally Chirally Invariant Lagrangian for the Model with an Axial Meson.- A.11 Direct and Exchange Matrix Elements for the Two-Body Spin—Orbit Force.- A.12 Hartree—Fock Procedure for the Point-Coupling Model.- References.

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From the reviews: Relativity plays an important role in atomic nuclei. ! The authors focus on a discussion of the most recent material in the relativistic description of nuclei. ! Several appendices are added to help the reader to understand relativistic many-body theory. The book is an interesting compilation of the developments in the last 30 years in the field of nuclear structure, and an optimal source for people to get a quick update ! . It is aimed at advanced students and researchers. (Roland Carchon, Physicalia Magazine, Vol. 28 (1), 2006)

From the reviews: Relativity plays an important role in atomic nuclei. ... The authors focus on a discussion of the most recent material in the relativistic description of nuclei. ... Several appendices are added to help the reader to understand relativistic many-body theory. The book is an interesting compilation of the developments in the last 30 years in the field of nuclear structure, and an optimal source for people to get a quick update ... . It is aimed at advanced students and researchers. (Roland Carchon, Physicalia Magazine, Vol. 28 (1), 2006)

From the reviews: Relativity plays an important role in atomic nuclei. ... The authors focus on a discussion of the most recent material in the relativistic description of nuclei. ... Several appendices are added to help the reader to understand relativistic many-body theory. The book is an interesting compilation of the developments in the last 30 years in the field of nuclear structure, and an optimal source for people to get a quick update ... . It is aimed at advanced students and researchers. (Roland Carchon, Physicalia Magazine, Vol. 28 (1), 2006)

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