| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
123 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Series |
Very short introductions ; 438 |
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Very short introductions ; 438.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J.J. Thomson's discovery of the electron at the end of the 19th century, which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral. |
| Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate. |
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General. |
| Contents |
The fly in the cathedral -- Nuclear alchemy -- Powerful forces -- Odds, evens, and shells -- Making and breaking nuclei -- Beyond the periodic table -- Exotic nuclei -- Applied nuclear physics. |
| Subject |
Nuclear physics.
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Nuclear physics. (OCoLC)fst01040386
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| ISBN |
9780198718635 paperback |
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0198718632 paperback |
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