Electron Scattering for Nuclear and Nucleon Structure

John Dirk Walecka

doi:10.1017/9781009290616

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John Dirk Walecka, College of William and Mary, Virginia

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: November 2022
Print publication year:: 2023
Online ISBN:: 9781009290616
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009290616
Creative Commons:: This content is Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/creativelicenses

Subjects:: Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics, Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics
Series:: Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology (16)

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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.

'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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