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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
a definitive treatment of nuclear theory
This 2nd edition comes 50 years after the 1st edition. Much of the material appears unchanged. Bethe died only last year [2005]. But in 1956, he was already one of the giants in physics due to his massive contributions to the study of the nucleus. The book lacks the rich illustrations typical of current textbooks. But if you can ignore that, then it provides...
Published on July 4, 2006 by W Boudville
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2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good reference book
I actually have a better book written about the same time: Rosenfeld, Léon (1948). Nuclear Forces. Interscience Publishers, New York, xvii. which I found used and could barely read for the last 30 years. I think maybe the Bethe book is less technical and easier to read. I should have read the Bethe on before the Rosenfeld as he spoiled Bethe's...
Published on April 19, 2008 by R. Bagula
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
a definitive treatment of nuclear theory,
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This review is from: Elementary Nuclear Theory: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics) (Paperback)
This 2nd edition comes 50 years after the 1st edition. Much of the material appears unchanged. Bethe died only last year [2005]. But in 1956, he was already one of the giants in physics due to his massive contributions to the study of the nucleus.
The book lacks the rich illustrations typical of current textbooks. But if you can ignore that, then it provides for a definitive education in our understanding of the nucleus. It is suitable for an undergrad reader who has done an earlier course in quantum mechanics. By the very nature of nuclear interactions, most of the discussion is outside the realm of classical mechanics, and you do need that quantum background.
2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good reference book,
By R. Bagula "Roger L. Bagula" (Lakeside, Ca United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Elementary Nuclear Theory: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics) (Paperback)
I actually have a better book written about the same time:
Rosenfeld, Léon (1948). Nuclear Forces. Interscience Publishers, New York, xvii. which I found used and could barely read for the last 30 years. I think maybe the Bethe book is less technical and easier to read. I should have read the Bethe on before the Rosenfeld as he spoiled Bethe's book for me. Rosenfeld has equation I still can really understand, but I know his book is in more depth and has the equations and interpretation Bethe left out. But I think it is a good starter book! |
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Elementary Nuclear Theory: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics) by Hans A. Bethe (Paperback - April 14, 2006)
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