Ahmad Anwar Kamal Boeken

This textbook explains the experimental basics, effects and theory of nuclear physics. It supports learning and teaching with numerous worked examples, questions and problems with answers. Numerous tables and diagrams help to better understand the explanations. A better feeling to the subject of the book is given with sketches about the historical development of nuclear physics. The main topics of this book include the phenomena associated with passage of charged particles and radiation through matter which are related to nuclear resonance fluorescence and the Moessbauer effect., Gamov’s theory of alpha decay, Fermi theory of beta decay, electron capture and gamma decay. The discussion of general properties of nuclei covers nuclear sizes and nuclear force, nuclear spin, magnetic dipole moment and electric quadrupole moment. Nuclear instability against various modes of decay and Yukawa theory are explained. Nuclear models such as Fermi Gas Model, Shell Model, Liquid Drop Model, Collective Model and Optical Model are outlined to explain various experimental facts related to nuclear structure. Heavy ion reactions, including nuclear fusion, are explained. Nuclear fission and fusion power production is treated elaborately.

This textbook offers a comprehensive and didactic approach to particle physics, enhancing learning with numerous worked examples, questions, and problems with answers. It includes various tables and diagrams to clarify complex concepts. Key topics covered include the classification of elementary particles based on the four fundamental interactions, along with an explanation of the nomenclature used in the field. The text details the discoveries and properties of elementary particles and resonances such as positrons, muons, pions, anti-protons, strange particles, neutrinos, and hadrons. Conservation laws governing particle interactions are discussed, alongside concepts like parity, spin, charge conjugation, time reversal, and gauge invariance. The introduction of quark theory explains hadron structure and strong interactions, while the solar neutrino problem is also addressed. Weak interactions are categorized, with selection rules and discussions on parity non-conservation and the universality of weak interactions. Important topics in electroweak interactions include neutral and charged currents, the discovery of W and Z bosons, and early universe phenomena. The principles of high-energy accelerators, including colliders, and descriptions of detectors used in nuclear and particle physics are also provided. This book is aimed at upper undergraduate students.