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      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      November 2022
      February 2023
      ISBN:
      9781009290616
      9781009290579
      9781009290593
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      Weight & Pages:
      0.91kg, 378 Pages
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      0.72kg, 378 Pages
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    The scattering of high-energy electrons from nuclear and nucleon targets provides a microscope for examining the structure of these tiny objects. The best evidence we have on what nuclei and nucleons actually look like comes from electron scattering. This 2001 book examines the motivation for electron scattering and develops the theoretical analysis of the process. It discusses our theoretical understanding of the underlying structure of nuclei and nucleons at appropriate levels of resolution and sophistication, and summarizes experimental electron scattering capabilities. Only a working knowledge of quantum mechanics and special relativity is assumed, making this a suitable textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses. It will also provide a valuable summary and reference for researchers already working in electron scattering and other areas of nuclear and particle physics. This text has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

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    'Walecka is a leading nuclear theorist who has been strongly associated with electron scattering work at each of these world-class facilities, and he is undoubtedly uniquely qualified in this field … the present book is thus long-awaited masterly exposition of the field by its leading international proponent. In all respects this is an impressive and scholarly tome … it is hard to imagine this work being bettered in the near future, and it will surely now stand as the textbook in the field for many years to come. It deserves to be read by any serious student of the field.'

    R. F. Bishop Source: Contemporary Physics

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    • Frontmatter
      pp i-vi
    • Contents
      pp vii-viii
    • Preface
      pp ix-xiv
    • Part 1 - Introduction
      pp 1-2
    • 1 - Motivation
      pp 3-5
    • 2 - Pictures of the nucleus
      pp 6-8
    • 3 - Some optics
      pp 9-13
    • 4 - Why electron scattering?
      pp 14-18
    • 5 - Target response surfaces
      pp 19-22
    • 6 - Why coincidence experiments?
      pp 23-25
    • 7 - Units and conventions
      pp 26-28
    • Part 2 - General analysis
      pp 29-30
    • 8 - Electromagnetic interactions
      pp 31-33
    • 9 - Multipole analysis
      pp 34-44
    • 10 - Dirac equation
      pp 45-50
    • 11 - Covariant analysis
      pp 51-62
    • 12 - Excitation of discrete states in (e, e’)
      pp 63-75
    • 13 - Coincidence experiments (e, e’ X)
      pp 76-94
    • 14 - Deep–inelastic scattering from the nucleon
      pp 95-109
    • 15 - Polarization in deep–inelastic scattering
      pp 110-114
    • 16 - Parity violation in inclusive electron scattering
      pp 115-126
    • Part 3 - Quantum electrodynamics
      pp 127-128
    • 17 - Basic elements
      pp 129-138
    • 18 - Radiative corrections
      pp 139-142
    • Part 4 - Selected examples
      pp 145-146
    • 19 - Basic nuclear structure
      pp 147-156
    • 20 - Some applications
      pp 157-168
    • 21 - A relativistic model of the nucleus
      pp 169-181
    • 22 - Elastic scattering
      pp 182-193
    • 23 - Quasielastic scattering
      pp 194-209

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