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Algebraic approaches to nuclear structure: Interacting boson and fermion models

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OSTI ID:6546239
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  1. ed.; Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
This important book presents an approach to understanding the atomic nucleus that exploits simple algebraic techniques. The book focuses primarily on a particular algebraic model, the Interacting Boson Model (IBM); it outlines the algebraic structure, or group theoretical basis, of the IBM and other algebraic models using simple examples. Both the comparison of the IBM with empirical data and its microscopic basis are explored, as are extensions to odd mass nuclei and to phenomena not originally encompassed within its purview. An important final chapter treats fermion algebraic approaches to nuclear structure which can be both more microscopic and more general, and which represent promising avenues for future research.
OSTI ID:
6546239
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English