What Are Some Recommended Nuclear Physics Textbooks for Online Access?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around recommendations for nuclear physics textbooks that are accessible online. Participants share their experiences with various texts and express their preferences based on specific topics within nuclear physics.

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  • Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks recommendations for nuclear physics textbooks available online.
  • Another suggests Hyperphysics as a resource, although it is noted to be more of a notebook than a formal textbook.
  • Specific topics of interest mentioned include the constitution of the nucleus, natural radioactivity, artificial nuclear disintegration, and nuclear reactions.
  • Participants mention various textbooks, including Cottingham and Greenwood's "An Introduction to Nuclear Physics," which is described as a decent starting point with mathematical rigor.
  • One participant expresses dissatisfaction with S.M. Wong's "Nuclear Physics," while noting a book by Krane that they have not read.
  • Krane's "Introductory Nuclear Physics" is mentioned positively by another participant as readable and decent for undergraduates.
  • Preston's books are recommended for being introductory yet not shallow, while Blatt and Weiskopf's work is noted for its quality but lack of detail on the shell model.
  • There is mention of John Wood at Georgia Tech working on a new book, with uncertainty about its availability.
  • One participant expresses discomfort with Wong and Green's books and mentions a professor's recommendation of Kaplan's for radioactivity, although it is critiqued for its shortcomings in other areas.
  • Concerns about the cost of shipping books from abroad are raised, indicating logistical challenges in acquiring recommended texts.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a variety of opinions on the recommended textbooks, with no consensus on which book is the best choice. Some participants appreciate certain texts while others critique them, indicating a range of preferences and experiences.

Contextual Notes

Participants' recommendations are based on personal experiences and may depend on specific topics of interest within nuclear physics. There are unresolved preferences and varying levels of comfort with the suggested texts.

Nomy-the wanderer
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Any recommendations?, I'm also hoping for a book that i can find online...
 
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Hyperphysics site is definitely great, it contains whatever u need...But I'm not sure if it satisfies me...

The topics:
constitution of the nucleus(following the path of earlier models, till the figure we've got now),natural radio activity, artificial nuclear disintgration, artificial radioactivity, nuclear reactions...
 
I used Cottingham and Greenwood's "An Introduction to Nuclear Physics" as a reference in a particle physics class...not bad to start and a decent amount of mathematical rigor.
 
I used "Nuclear physics", S.M. Wong, in my undergraduate course, but didn't like it at all. There is also a book from Krane (I guess it's the same title?), but I haven't read it.
 
The book I used in for my undergrad nuclear physics course was Krane's Introductory Nuclear Physics (1988 edition). Big brownish/maroonish book. I thought it was a reasonably decent book for the undergrad level, and very readable. I still refer to it every now and then.
 
Thx a billion...

I know someone who might have these books...
 
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I like Preston's books "Physics of the Nucleus" and his Nuclear Structure one. They not as shallow as Wong's while still pretty introductory.
Of course, I still think Blatt and Weiskopf is still really good but it doesn't really cover shell model or structure in any detail.
 
John Wood at Georgia Tech is currently working on a book of his own. If EVERYBODY doesn't e-mail him at once you might be able to acquire a preprint, but I'm not certain.
 
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I found Wong and Green, but I'm not comfortable with them, I've difficulties gettin krane..

Our prof has recommended Kaplan's for radioactivity only, and then he said it's not that good in many other parts anyway...And afterwrds he also recommended Goschol's...

There are still a few stores left, mayeb i'll find something there...

It's easier to order a book but here they charge me a lot for any shipment coming from abroad...
 

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