Nuclear and Particle Physics

  1. Nuclear Structure and Properties
    1. Basic Nuclear Properties
      1. Nuclear Composition
        1. Nucleons
          1. Protons
            1. Neutrons
              1. Nucleon Properties
              2. Nuclear Notation
                1. Mass Number
                  1. Atomic Number
                    1. Neutron Number
                  2. Nuclear Systematics
                    1. Isotopes
                      1. Same Proton Number
                        1. Different Neutron Numbers
                        2. Isotones
                          1. Same Neutron Number
                            1. Different Proton Numbers
                            2. Isobars
                              1. Same Mass Number
                                1. Different Compositions
                                2. Nuclear Isomers
                                  1. Metastable States
                                    1. Isomeric Transitions
                                  2. Nuclear Size and Shape
                                    1. Nuclear Radius
                                      1. Empirical Radius Formula
                                        1. Charge Radius vs Matter Radius
                                        2. Nuclear Density
                                          1. Constant Density Approximation
                                            1. Nuclear Matter Density
                                            2. Nuclear Deformation
                                              1. Prolate and Oblate Shapes
                                                1. Quadrupole Deformation
                                              2. Nuclear Mass and Binding
                                                1. Atomic Mass Units
                                                  1. Mass Defect
                                                    1. Definition and Calculation
                                                      1. Experimental Determination
                                                      2. Binding Energy
                                                        1. Total Binding Energy
                                                          1. Binding Energy per Nucleon
                                                            1. Separation Energies
                                                            2. Nuclear Stability
                                                              1. Valley of Beta Stability
                                                                1. Drip Lines
                                                              2. Semi-Empirical Mass Formula
                                                                1. Weizsäcker Formula Components
                                                                  1. Volume Term
                                                                    1. Surface Term
                                                                      1. Coulomb Term
                                                                        1. Asymmetry Term
                                                                          1. Pairing Term
                                                                          2. Applications and Limitations
                                                                            1. Mass Predictions
                                                                              1. Fission Barriers
                                                                          3. Nuclear Electromagnetic Properties
                                                                            1. Nuclear Charge Distribution
                                                                              1. Form Factors
                                                                                1. Electron Scattering
                                                                                  1. Charge Density Distributions
                                                                                  2. Nuclear Moments
                                                                                    1. Magnetic Dipole Moments
                                                                                      1. Nuclear Magnetons
                                                                                        1. g-factors
                                                                                        2. Electric Quadrupole Moments
                                                                                          1. Deformation Parameters
                                                                                            1. Measurement Techniques
                                                                                          2. Hyperfine Structure
                                                                                            1. Atomic Hyperfine Splitting
                                                                                              1. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
                                                                                            2. The Nuclear Force
                                                                                              1. Phenomenology of Nuclear Forces
                                                                                                1. Short Range Nature
                                                                                                  1. Yukawa Potential
                                                                                                    1. Range Parameters
                                                                                                    2. Saturation Property
                                                                                                      1. Nuclear Density Saturation
                                                                                                        1. Incompressibility
                                                                                                        2. Charge Independence
                                                                                                          1. Isospin Symmetry
                                                                                                            1. Nucleon-Nucleon Interactions
                                                                                                          2. Nucleon-Nucleon Interactions
                                                                                                            1. Scattering Experiments
                                                                                                              1. Phase Shift Analysis
                                                                                                                1. Scattering Lengths
                                                                                                                2. Deuteron Properties
                                                                                                                  1. Binding Energy
                                                                                                                    1. Magnetic Moment
                                                                                                                      1. Quadrupole Moment
                                                                                                                      2. Two-Nucleon Systems
                                                                                                                        1. Singlet and Triplet States
                                                                                                                          1. Tensor Force
                                                                                                                        2. Meson Exchange Theory
                                                                                                                          1. Yukawa's Meson Theory
                                                                                                                            1. Pion Exchange
                                                                                                                              1. Range and Coupling
                                                                                                                              2. One-Pion Exchange
                                                                                                                                1. Long-Range Component
                                                                                                                                  1. Tensor Interaction
                                                                                                                                  2. Multi-Meson Exchange
                                                                                                                                    1. Intermediate Range Forces
                                                                                                                                      1. Repulsive Core
                                                                                                                                    2. Modern Nuclear Force Models
                                                                                                                                      1. Phenomenological Potentials
                                                                                                                                        1. Reid Potential
                                                                                                                                          1. Paris Potential
                                                                                                                                          2. Chiral Effective Field Theory
                                                                                                                                            1. Low-Energy Expansion
                                                                                                                                              1. Systematic Improvements
                                                                                                                                          3. Nuclear Models
                                                                                                                                            1. Liquid Drop Model
                                                                                                                                              1. Basic Assumptions
                                                                                                                                                1. Incompressible Nuclear Fluid
                                                                                                                                                  1. Surface Tension Effects
                                                                                                                                                  2. Applications
                                                                                                                                                    1. Mass Formula Derivation
                                                                                                                                                      1. Fission Process
                                                                                                                                                        1. Collective Vibrations
                                                                                                                                                        2. Limitations
                                                                                                                                                          1. Shell Effects
                                                                                                                                                            1. Individual Particle Motion
                                                                                                                                                          2. Fermi Gas Model
                                                                                                                                                            1. Independent Particle Approximation
                                                                                                                                                              1. Mean Field Concept
                                                                                                                                                                1. Pauli Exclusion Effects
                                                                                                                                                                2. Fermi Energy and Momentum
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Fermi Surface
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Kinetic Energy Distribution
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Applications
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Nuclear Matter Properties
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Beta Decay Rates
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Nuclear Shell Model
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Shell Structure Evidence
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Magic Numbers
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Binding Energy Systematics
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Nuclear Abundance Patterns
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Harmonic Oscillator Potential
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Three-Dimensional Oscillator
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Shell Closures
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Spin-Orbit Coupling
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Thomas-Reiche-Kuhn Sum Rule
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. j-j Coupling Scheme
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Realistic Shell Gaps
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Shell Model Calculations
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Configuration Mixing
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Effective Interactions
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Spectroscopic Factors
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Collective Models
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Vibrational Model
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Quadrupole Vibrations
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Phonon Excitations
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Anharmonic Effects
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Rotational Model
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Deformed Nuclei
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Rotational Bands
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Moment of Inertia
                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Unified Model
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Bohr-Mottelson Model
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Particle-Vibration Coupling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Transitional Nuclei

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