Nuclear Physics For Applications: A Model Approach
Posted on: Thursday, 15 November 2007, 09:00 CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c74461) has announced the addition of "Nuclear Physics for Applications: A Model Approach" to their offering.
There are quite a number of texts on nuclear physics; but most of them target physics majors. However there are many students who come from different fields, namely engineering, geosciences and chemistry, and need a sound understanding of nuclear physics principles for their chosen path of specialization. Most of them they have not had the mathematics and physics training which is part of physics major courses, and especially they are unfamiliar with quantum mechanics. The standard texts require more physics background than is available to them, while the specialized books and courses e.g. on reactor engineering or radio chemistry already are too specialized. So there is a missing link and students are running danger of learning only a set of formulae by heart without really understanding them. The proposed work is a novel approach aimed at this gap. It is centered in the use of simple limited models that emphasize the fundamental physics of the different topics considered. The models are deliberately simplified and boiled down to the essentials to ensure that the students understand them. It contains (hence, does not require) the necessary foundations of mathematics and quantum mechanics. The author avoids "it can be shown" admonitions. The section names will be modified to show where which issue is covered. Applications are mentioned and pointed to; with this book the physics-minor-readers will be able to apply nuclear physics. Course codes: E41300 (Energy Systems), E5X550 (Power Engineering), E71800 (Nuclear Engineering), MD0400 (Radiation Treatment), PH2100 (Nuclear/Particle Physics)
Written by a researcher and teacher with experience at top institutes in the US and Europe, this textbook provides advanced undergraduates minoring in physics with working knowledge of the principles of nuclear physics. Simplifying models and approaches reveal the essence of the principles involved, with the mathematical and quantum mechanical background integrated in the text where it is needed and not relegated to the appendices. The practicality of the book is enhanced by numerous end-of-chapter problems and solutions.
About the author:
Stanley Prussin is a renowned teacher and researcher of nuclear physics at Berkeley, one of the world's most prestigious institutions. After obtaining his first degree at MIT, research assignments led him to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and to the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Chemistry in Germany. His experience led him to the development of the proposed concept to meet the needs of minors needing a working knowledge of nuclear physics.
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Source: Business Wire
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