Nuclear superfluidity : pairing in finite systems / David M. Brink and Ricardo A. Broglia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brink, D. M. (David Maurice), author.

Broglia, R. A., author.

Series:

Cambridge monographs on particle physics, nuclear physics and cosmology ; 24.

Cambridge monographs on particle physics, nuclear physics and cosmology ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pairing correlations (Nuclear physics).

Superfluidity.

Superconductivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 378 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Nuclear Superfluidity is an advanced text devoted exclusively to pair correlations in nuclei. It begins by exploring pair correlations in a variety of systems including superconductivity in metals at low temperatures and superfluidity in liquid 3He and in neutron stars. The book goes on to introduce basic theoretical methods, symmetry breaking and symmetry restoration in finite many-body systems. The last four chapters are devoted to introducing results on the role of induced interactions in the structure of both normal and exotic nuclei. The most important of these is the renormalization of the pairing interaction due to the coupling of pairs of nucleons to low energy nuclear collective excitations. This book will be essential reading for researchers and students in both experimental and theoretical nuclear physics, and related research fields such as metal clusters, fullerenes and quantum dots.

Contents:

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The pairing force and seniority; 3. The BCS theory; 4. Spontaneous symmetry breaking; 5. Pairing vibrations; 6. Phase transitions; 7. Plastic behaviour of nuclei and other finite systems; 8. Sources of pairing in nuclei; 9. Beyond mean field; 10. Induced interaction; 11. Pairing in exotic nuclei; Appendices; References; Index.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 25, 2023).

ISBN:

9781009401920

1009401920

Access Restriction:

Open access. Unrestricted online access