could any one suggest one book on nuclear physics to me?

[wdlang]

i am a student working on theoretical atomic, molecular, optical physics

i now need to know some techniques in nuclear physics

i am most interested in the symmetry aspects

could any one suggest a book to me?

I appreciate the help very much.

[malawi_glenn]

We have a science book sub-forum, this thread will be moved to that place. You can also look there for old threads.

MY Suggestion is Krane's book and Lilley's both from wiley, those I have used and are quite nice.

But I think these three books are both newer and better presentations, I have not used them, only looked into them.

http://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Physics-Nutshell-Carlos-Bertulani/dp/0691125058/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244471111&sr=8-3

http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Nuclear-Physics-Structure-Cosmology/dp/0387016724/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244471111&sr=8-10

http://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Physics-Applications-Model-Approach/dp/3527407006/ref=sr_1_34?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244471139&sr=8-34

[wdlang]

We have a science book sub-forum, this thread will be moved to that place. You can also look there for old threads.

MY Suggestion is Krane's book and Lilley's both from wiley, those I have used and are quite nice.

But I think these three books are both newer and better presentations, I have not used them, only looked into them.

http://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Physics-Nutshell-Carlos-Bertulani/dp/0691125058/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244471111&sr=8-3

http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Nuclear-Physics-Structure-Cosmology/dp/0387016724/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244471111&sr=8-10

http://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Physics-Applications-Model-Approach/dp/3527407006/ref=sr_1_34?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244471139&sr=8-34

thanks a lot.

i will have a try

[malawi_glenn]

Nuclear models by Greiner is awesome too!