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Title

Oscillations in finite quantum systems / G.F. Bertsch, R.A. Broglia.

Author

Bertsch, George F.

Publication

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

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Additional Authors

Broglia, R. A.

Description

xii, 212 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

• This book surveys the physics of small clusters of particles undergoing vibrations, with applications in nuclear physics and the physics and chemistry of atomic clusters.
• The book begins with a survey of the experimental information on collective vibrations in atoms, metal clusters and nuclei. Next, the book goes on to develop theoretical tools to understand these findings. Special emphasis is placed on the Rayleigh-Ritz principle, the use of sum rules, and the quantum mechanics of mean field theory, known as "RPA".
• The important vibrational modes observed in the different systems are then discussed, including the dipole mode of oscillation (important in both nuclei and metal clusters), surface modes of higher polarity, and the compressional mode. In the last two chapters mechanisms for the damping of vibrational modes and the effects of excitation energy on the modes are described.
• . This book will be of interest to experimentalists and theorists studying finite quantum systems in nuclear physics, atomic physics or physical chemistry.

Series Statement

Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics

Uniform Title

Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics.

Subjects

• Metal crystals
• Atoms
• Many-body problem
• Oscillations
• Nuclear physics
• Mathematical physics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-208) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Basic concepts -- 3. Theoretical tools -- 4. RPA -- 5. Dipole oscillations -- 6. Surface modes -- 7. Compressional modes -- 8. Spin modes -- 9. Line broadening and the decay of oscillations -- 10. Thermal effects -- Appendix A: Mean field theory -- Appendix B: Specification of deformations -- Appendix C: Finite nucleus compressibility -- Appendix D: Nuclear surface reactions -- Appendix E: Numerical RPA.

ISBN

0521411483 (hardback)

LCCN

92040596

OCLC

ocm27012125

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries