Geometrical Relationships of Macroscopic Nuclear Physics

1. Front Matter

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2. Definitions and Notation

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   Pages 1-16

3. Characterization of Leptodermous Distributions

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   Pages 17-24

4. Folded Distributions

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   Pages 25-28

5. Spherically Symmetric Distributions

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   Pages 29-40

6. Spheroidal Deformations

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7. Small Deformations

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   Pages 46-72

8. Large Deformations

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9. Saddle Point Properties

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10. Separated Shapes

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11. Exotic Shapes

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12. Medium- and High-Energy Nuclear Collisions

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    Pages 119-125

13. Back Matter

    Pages 127-141

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The aim of this book is to provide a single reference source for the wealth of geometrical formulae and relationships that have proven useful in the descrip­ tion of atomic nuclei and nuclear processes. While many of the sections may be useful to students and instructors it is not a text book but rather a reference book for experimentalists and theoreticians working in this field. In addition the authors have avoided critical assessment of the material presented except, of course, by variations in emphasis. The whole field of macroscopic (or Liquid Drop Model) nuclear physics has its origins in such early works as [Weizsacker 35] and [Bohr 39]. It continued to grow because of its success in explaining collective nuclear excitations [Bohr 52] and fission (see the series of papers culminating in [Cohen 62]). These develop­ ments correspond to the first maximum in the histogram below, showing the distribution by year of the articles cited in our Bibliography. After the Liquid Drop Model had been worked out in some detail the development of the Struti­ nsky approach [Strutinsky 68] (which associates single particle contributions to the binding energy with the shape of the nucleus) gave new life to the field. The growth of interest in heavy-ion reaction studies has also contributed.

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• Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung mbH, Darmstadt, Fed. Rep. of Germany

  Rainer W. Hasse, William D. Myers

• Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Fed. Rep. of Germany

  Rainer W. Hasse

• Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA

  William D. Myers

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