Frank A., Jolie J., Van Isacker P. Symmetries in Atomic Nuclei: From Isospin to Supersymmetry

2nd Edition. — Sprinter, 2019. — 220 p. — (Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 230). — ISBN: ISBN: 978-3-030-21930-7.The revised edition of this established work presents an extended overview of recent applications of symmetry to the description of atomic nuclei, including a pedagogical introduction to symmetry concepts using simple examples. Following a historical overview of the applications of symmetry in nuclear physics, attention turns to more recent progress in the field. Special emphasis is placed on the introduction of neutron-proton and boson-fermion degrees of freedom. Their combination leads to a supersymmetric description of pairs and quartets of nuclei.
Expanded and updated throughout, the book now features separate chapters on the nuclear shell model and the interacting boson model, the former including discussion of recent results on seniority in a single-j shell. Both theoretical aspects and experimental signatures of dynamical (super)symmetries are carefully discussed.
This book focuses on nuclear structure physics, but its broad scope makes it suitable for final-year or post-graduate students and researchers interested in understanding the power and beauty of symmetry methods in physics.Symmetry and Supersymmetry in Quantal Many-Body Systems
Symmetry in Nuclear Physics: The Shell Model
Symmetry in Nuclear Physics: The Interacting Boson Model
Supersymmetry in Nuclear Physics
Symmetries with Neutrons and Protons
Supersymmetries with Neutrons and Protons
Supersymmetry and Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics