Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Charge and matter distribution in nuclei; 3. The semi-empirical mass formula and nuclear stability; 4. Nuclear fission and the liquid-drop model; 5. Shell structure and magic numbers; 6. The nuclear one-particle potential in the spherical case; 7. The magnetic dipole moment and electric quadrupole moment for nuclei with closed shells +/- one nucleon; 8. Single-particle orbitals in deformed nuclei; 9. The shell correction method and the nuclear deformation energy; 10. The barrier penetration problem - fission and alpha-decay; 11. Rotational bands - the particle-rotor model; 12. Fast nuclear rotation - the cranking model; 13. The nucleon-nucleon two-body interaction; 14. The pairing interaction; Solutions to exercises.

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A detailed review of the key models of nuclear structure and dynamics.

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