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1 online resource (482 pages) |
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Cover; NUCLEAR REACTIONS FOR ASTROPHYSICS; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Sources of quotations; Acknowledgements; 1 Nuclei in the Cosmos; 1.1 Nuclei; 1.1.1 Properties of nuclei; 1.1.2 Nuclear reactions; 1.1.3 Forces in nuclei; 1.1.4 The Coulomb barrier; 1.2 Primordial nucleosynthesis; 1.3 Reactions in light stars; 1.3.1 Proton-proton chains; 1.3.2 Triple-a reaction; 1.3.3 CNO cycles; 1.4 Heavy stars; 1.4.1 a-burning; 1.4.2 s-process neutron reactions; 1.5 Explosive production mechanisms; 1.5.1 r-process neutron reactions; 1.5.2 The rp-process; 1.5.3 The p-process; 1.6 Outlook. |
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1.6.1 Implications for nuclear physics1.6.2 Nuclear astrophysics: an open field; References; 2 Reactions of nuclei; 2.1 Kinds of states and reactions; 2.1.1 States of nuclei; 2.1.2 Kinds of reactions; 2.2 Time and energy scales; 2.2.1 Direct reactions; 2.2.2 Resonance reactions; 2.2.3 Compound nucleus reactions; 2.3 Collisions; 2.3.1 Non-relativistic kinematics; 2.3.2 Relative and center-of-mass wave functions; 2.3.3 Relativistic kinematics; 2.4 Cross sections; 2.4.1 Differential cross sections; 2.4.2 Laboratory and center of mass measures; 2.4.3 Experimental and theoretical cross sections. |
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2.4.4 Cross sections and scattering amplitudesExercises; References; 3 Scattering theory; 3.1 Elastic scattering from spherical potentials; 3.1.1 Partial-wave scattering from a finite spherical potential; 3.1.2 Coulomb and nuclear potentials; 3.1.3 Resonances and virtual states; 3.1.4 Nuclear currents or flux; 3.1.5 Complex potentials; 3.2 Multi-channel scattering; 3.2.1 Multiple channels; 3.2.2 Coupled equations; 3.2.3 Unitarity of the multi-channel S matrix; 3.2.4 Detailed balance; 3.3 Integral forms; 3.3.1 Green's function methods; 3.3.2 Vector-form T matrix for plane waves. |
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3.3.3 Two-potential formula3.3.4 Vector-form T matrix for distorted waves; 3.3.5 Born series and approximations; 3.4 Identical particles; 3.4.1 Isospin; 3.4.2 Direct and exchange amplitudes in elastic scattering; 3.4.3 Integrated cross sections; 3.4.4 Exchange transfer; 3.5 Electromagnetic channels; 3.5.1 Maxwell equations and photon channels; 3.5.2 Coupling photons and particles; 3.5.3 Photon cross sections; 3.5.4 Partial waves and vector spherical harmonics; 3.5.5 Electric and magnetic parts in the Coulomb gauge; Appendix; Exercises; References; 4 Reaction mechanisms; 4.1 Optical potentials. |
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4.1.1 Typical forms4.1.2 Global optical potentials; 4.1.3 Folding potentials; 4.2 Single-nucleon binding potentials; 4.2.1 Neutron and proton single-particle states in nuclei; 4.2.2 Optical potentials extended to bound states; 4.3 Coupling potentials; 4.3.1 Multipole analysis of transition potentials; 4.3.2 Spin-dependent potentials; 4.4 Inelastic couplings; 4.4.1 Collective inelastic processes; 4.4.2 Single-particle inelastic processes; 4.5 Particle rearrangements; 4.5.1 Transfer reactions; 4.5.2 Knockout reactions; 4.5.3 Breakup reactions; 4.5.4 Capture reactions; 4.6 Isospin transitions. |
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4.6.1 Charge-exchange reactions. |
| Summary |
Describes how the processes in stars which produce the chemical elements for planets and life may be reproduced in laboratories. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Nuclear astrophysics.
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Nuclear astrophysics. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Nunes, Filomena M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thompson, Ian J. Nuclear Reactions for Astrophysics : Principles, Calculation and Applications of Low-Energy Reactions. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2009 9780521856355 |
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9780511580277 |
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0511580274 |
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1283378167 |
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9781283378161 |
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9781139190503 (electronic book) |
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1139190504 (electronic book) |
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9781139152150 (electronic book) |
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1139152157 (electronic book) |
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0511579535 (electronic book) |
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9780511579530 (electronic book) |
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9780521856355 |
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0521856353 |
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