World Scientific Publishing Company Fundamentals Of Nuclear Models: Foundational Models: Foundational Models v. 1

This first book of two volumes reviews the basic models and theories of nuclear structure and gives an in-depth analysis of their experimental and mathematical foundations. It shows the relationships between the models and exhibits the value of following the strategy of looking for patterns in all the data available, developing phenomenological models to explain them, and finally, giving the models a foundation in a fundamental microscopic theory of interacting neutrons and protons. The book provides a unique resource and an exposition of the essential principles, mathematical structures, assumptions, and observational data on which the models and theories are based. It avoids discussion of many non-essential variations and technical details of the models. "Volume II: Unified Models" shows the relationship between the macroscopic and microscopic perspectives of nuclear structure theory and presents the essentials of modern developments.