This monumental two-volume work presents a systematic
discussion of the theoretical concepts employed in the
description ot nuclear constitution, and summarizes the relevant
empirical evidence concerning these concepts.
The many-dimensional relations between theory and experiment
have led lo separation of the material into text, illustrative
examples, and appendices The text contains a systematic
development of the subject and up-to-date discussions of the
present status of understanding of nuclear structure. The
illustrative examples give detailed analyses of experimental
results, which form the basis for the conclusions in the text.
The appendices are included in order to make the book as
self-contained as possible and accessible to readers without
special experience in advanced quantum mechanics and nuclear
theory. Among the topics treated in this manner are angular
momentum algebra, creation operator formalism, permutation
symmetry, and the analysis of electromagnetic, beta-decay, and
nuclear reaction processes m terms of appropriate matrix
elements
Volume I is devoted largely to single-particle motion
Discussions also summarize the important symmetry features of
nuclear systems; this represents a continuing theme throughout
the book.
