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Author : Herbert Uberall
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323148122

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Electron Scattering From Complex Nuclei V36A by Herbert Uberall Pdf

Electron Scattering from Complex Nuclei, Part A covers the historical phases of experimental development in elastic and inelastic electron scattering. This five-chapter text presents the logical development of the underlying theory of electron scattering. After briefly discussing the history of electron scattering from nuclei, this book goes on describing the theory of elastic scattering from a point nucleus, both with Born approximation and the accurate solution of the Dirac equation, as well as the corresponding experiments. The following chapter considers the analysis of nuclear charge distributions experiments using Born cross section and phase-shift methods. A chapter is devoted to the complete elastic and inelastic Born theory. This chapter also deals with the derivation of a theorem on the general form of the electron-nucleus scattering cross section, with an emphasis on the influence of the neglected transverse interaction on the cross section. The last chapter presents the status of elastic scattering along with some topics in muonic atoms that also determine nuclear charge densities. This book will be of great benefit to physicists, researchers, and graduate students who are interested in nuclear structure problems.

Author : Hartmut Pilkuhn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540255028

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Relativistic Quantum Mechanics by Hartmut Pilkuhn Pdf

In this book, quantum mechanics is developed from the outset on a relativistic basis, using the superposition principle, Lorentz invariance and gauge invariance. Nonrelativistic quantum mechanics as well as classical relativistic mechanics appear as special cases. They are the sources of familiar names such as "orbital angular momentum", "spin-orbit coupling" and "magnetic moment" for operators of the relativistic quantum formalism. The theory of binaries, in terms of differential equations, is treated for the first time in this book. These have the mathematical structure of the corresponding one-body equations (Klein-Gordon for two spinless particles, Dirac for two spinor particles) with a relativistically reduced mass. They allow the calculation of radiative corrections via the vector potential operator. This second edition of the successful textbook adds various new sections on relativistic quantum chemistry and on the relativistic treatment of the proton in hydrogen. Others chapters have been expanded, e.g. on hyperfinite interactions, or carefully revisited.

Author : W. E. Parry
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483149639

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Essays in Theoretical Physics by W. E. Parry Pdf

Essays in Theoretical Physics: In Honour of Dirk ter Haar is devoted to Dirk ter Haar, detailing the breadth of Dirk's interest in physics. The book contains 15 chapters, with some chapters elucidating stellar dynamics with non-classical integrals; a mean-field treatment of charge density waves in a strong magnetic field; electrodynamics of two-dimensional (surface) superconductors; and the Bethe Ansatz and exact solutions of the Kondo and related magnetic impurity models. Other chapters focus on probing the interiors of neutron stars; macroscopic quantum tunneling; unitary transformation methods in intense fields atomic physics; stochastic parameters in quantum mechanical systems; and correlation effects in atomic diffusion. The book also describes the densely packed magnetic insulator glasses, nuclei in dense matter, solar neutrinos, comets, cosmic rays, the Gibbs paradox, and wave packets.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : England
ISBN : PRNC:32101076890571

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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : J. F. A. Collins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0021698676

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Kenilworth and Other Poems by J. F. A. Collins Pdf

Author : M. A. Preston
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429961564

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Structure Of The Nucleus by M. A. Preston Pdf

A graduate-level one-volume textbook and reference work on the structure and physics of atomic nuclei. Throughout this book the underlying emphasis is on how a nucleus is constituted through the interaction between the nucleons. The book is structured into three parts: the first part contains a detailed treatment of the two-nucleon force and of basic model-independent nuclear properties the second part discusses the experimental results of nuclear models and their bases in fundamental theory the third part deals in some detail with alpha-decay and fission.

Author : J.E Ventura,David Pines
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401135368

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Neutron Stars: Theory and Observation by J.E Ventura,David Pines Pdf

Some twenty-three years after the discovery of pulsars and their identification as rotating neutron stars, neutron star physics may be regarded as comingofage. Pul sars and accreting neutron stars have now been studied at every wavelength, from the initial radio observations, through optical, X-, and "{-ray, up to the very recent observations in the TeV region, while theorists have studied in some detail relevant physical processes both outside and inside neutron stars. As a result, comparisonof theory with observation provides a test ofour theoretical ideas in fields as diverse as neutron and nuclear matter, superfluidity and superconductivity, the acceleration of high energy particles, and the generation and maintenance of intense magnetic fields. For example, through observations of glitches and post glitch behavior of pulsars, it has become possible to establish the presence ofsuperfluid neutron mat ter in the inner crust of neutron stars, and to determine some of its properties, while neutron stars in compact binary systems offer one ofthe most efficient energy generation mechanisms known. It is in fact the interactive interpretation of these ,diverse pieces of information that can lead to major advances in our understanding of the physics of these exotic objects, and justifies the characterization of neutron stars as hadron physics laboratories.

Author : Laurence W. M. Lockhart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11376902

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Mine is thine a Novel by Laurence W. M. Lockhart Pdf

Author : Ahmad Ansari,Lakshmi Narayan Satpathy
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996-03-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814547826

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Nuclear Equation Of State - Lecture Notes Of The Workshop by Ahmad Ansari,Lakshmi Narayan Satpathy Pdf

In the diversified and changing scenarios of the current frontiers of nuclear physics research, the topic 'Nuclear Equation of State' occupies the pivotal position. The present series of lectures by well known experts in this field span a wide area ranging from low energy to ultrarelativistic energy, with application to astrophysical phenomena like supernovae explosions, neutron star and other stellar processes, phase transitions in quantum chromodynamics, and properties of quark-gluon plasma. The present status of the VUU model for the intermediate energy heavy-ion collisions is also reviewed.

Author : Laurence William Maxwell Lockhart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1SP9

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Mine is Thine by Laurence William Maxwell Lockhart Pdf

Author : Damien Cahill,Phillip Toner
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781743820605

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Wrong Way by Damien Cahill,Phillip Toner Pdf

Since the 1980s, waves of neoliberal ‘economic reform’ have transformed Australia. Privatisation, deregulation, marketisation and the contracting out of government services: for three decades now, there has been widespread agreement among policymakers on the desirability of these strategies. But the benefits of economic reform are increasingly being questioned. Alongside growing voter disenchantment, new voices of dissent argue that instead of efficiency and improved services, economic reform has led to unaccountable oligopolies, increased prices, reduced productivity and degradation of the public good. In Wrong Way, Australia’s leading economists and public intellectuals do a cost–benefit analysis of economic reform across key areas. Have these reforms been worthwhile for the Australian community and its economy? Have they given us a better society, as promised? ‘Has privatisation led to more productivity-enhancing competition? Has deregulation increased economic welfare in energy, finance, health, education and labour markets? Does the lived experience of Australians measure up to the promise of economic reform? The authors answer these questions with conclusions that are both compelling and disturbing.’——Emeritus professor Roy Green, University of Technology Sydney Damien Cahill & Phillip Toner on Economic Reform Stephen Duckett on Private Health Insurance Elizabeth Hill & Matt Wade on Early Childhood Education And Care Phillip Toner on Vocational Education And Training Jane Andrew & Max Baker on Prisons Bob Davidson on Aged Care Paul Davies on Public Sector Engineering Sue Olney & Wilma Gallet on Employment Services John Quiggin on Electricity Jim Stanford on Labour Markets Evan Jones on Banking Peter Phibbs & Nicole Gurran on Housing Lee Ridge on The NBN Ben Spies-Butcher & Gareth Bryant on Universities Michael Beggs on Monetary Policy And Unemployment John Quiggin on Productivity Peter Brain on Orthodox Economic Models Patricia Ranald on Free Trade David Richardson on Foreign Investment Frank Stilwell on Inequality

Author : M. A. Alpar,Ü Kızıloğlu,Jan van Paradijs
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1994-12-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792332466

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The Lives of the Neutron Stars by M. A. Alpar,Ü Kızıloğlu,Jan van Paradijs Pdf

This NATO AS! was the third in the series of Advanced Study Institutes on neutron stars, which started with 'Timing Neutron Stars', held in Qe§me near izmir, Turkey (April 1988), followed by 'Neutron Stars, an Interdis ciplinary Subject', held in Agia Pelagia on the island of Crete (September 1990). The first school centered on our main observational access to neu tron stars, i. e. the timing of radio pulsars and accretion powered neutron stars, and on what timing of neutron stars teaches us of their structure and environment. The second school had as its theme the interplay between diverse areas of physics which find interesting, even exotic applications in the extreme conditions of neutron stars and their magnetospheres. As the field has developed, with the number of observed neutron stars rapidly in creasing, and our knowledge of many individual neutron stars getting deeper and more detailed, an evolutionary picture of neutron stars has started to emerge. This led us to choose 'The Lives of the Neutron Stars' as the uni fying theme of this third Advanced Study Institute on neutron stars. Different types of neutron star activity have been proposed to follow one another in stages during the lives of neutron stars in the same basic population; the evolutionary connection between low-mass X-ray binaries and millisecond radio pulsars is perhaps the prime example.

Author : Elliott H. Lieb,Robert Seiringer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521191180

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The Stability of Matter in Quantum Mechanics by Elliott H. Lieb,Robert Seiringer Pdf

Description of research on the subject for researchers, and for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematical physics.

Author : P.J. Grout,Jean Maruani,Gerardo Delgado-Barrio,Piotr Piecuch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402087073

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Frontiers in Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics by P.J. Grout,Jean Maruani,Gerardo Delgado-Barrio,Piotr Piecuch Pdf

In this volume we have collected some of the contributions made to the Twelfth European Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics (QSCP-XII) in 2007. The workshop was held at Royal Holloway College, the most westerly campusof the University of London,and situated just a stone’s throw from Windsor Great Park. The workshop, which ran from 30 August to 5 September, continued the series that was established by Roy McWeeny in April 1996 with a meeting held at San Miniato, near Pisa. The purpose of the QSCP workshops is to bring together, in an informal atmosphere and with the aim of fostering collaboration, those chemists and physicists who share a common ?eld of interest in the theory of the quantum many-body problem. Quantum mechanics provides a theoretical foundation for our understandingof the structure,propertiesanddynamicsof atoms, moleculesandthe solid state, in terms of their component particles: electrons and nuclei. The study of ‘Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics’ therefore underpins many of the emerging?elds in twenty-?rstcenturyscience andtechnology:nanostructure,smart materials, drug design – to name but a few. Members of the workshop were keen to discuss their research and engage in collaboration centred upon the development of fundamental and innovative theory which would lead to the exploration of new concepts. The proceedings of all of the workshops, which have been held annually since 1996, have been published both to disseminate the latest developments within the wider community and to stimulate further collaboration.

Author : Sabine Lee
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814329880

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From Nuclei to Stars by Sabine Lee Pdf

In one way or another, Gerry Brown has been concerned with questions about the universe, about its vast expanse as well as about its most miniscule fundamental constituents of matter throughout his entire life. In his endeavours to understand the universe in many manifestations from nuclei all the way to the stars, he has been influenced by some of the most prominent physicists of the 20th century, and he himself, in turn, has influenced a great many scholars. This volume, a collection of articles dedicated to Gerry on his 85th birthday, contains discussions of many of the issues which have attracted his interest over the years. The contributions are written by his former students, co-authors, colleagues and admirers and they are strongly influenced by Gerry''s own scientific tastes. With this compilation we want to express our respect, admiration and gratitude; we want to celebrate Gerry''s scientific and scholarly achievements, the inspirational quality of his teaching and the enthusiasm which he himself displayed in his research and which stimulated so many of his students and colleagues over the decades.