Symmetries in Nuclei
Nuclear Theory
2011-05-23 v1
Abstract
The use of dynamical symmetries or spectrum generating algebras for the solution of the nuclear many-body problem is reviewed. General notions of symmetry and dynamical symmetry in quantum mechanics are introduced and illustrated with simple examples such as the SO(4) symmetry of the hydrogen atom and the isospin symmetry in nuclei. Two nuclear models, the shell model and the interacting boson model, are reviewed with particular emphasis on their use of group-theoretical techniques.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1012.3611,
title = {Symmetries in Nuclei},
author = {P. Van Isacker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.3611},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
46 pages, 11 figures. Lecture given at the XL Latin American School of Physics "Symmetries in Physics", Mexico City, July 26 - August 6, 2010. Accepted for publication in AIP Conference Proceedings Series