The nuclear many-body problem 2001 : proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Brijuni, Pula, Croatia, 2-5 June 2001

This is an expert and illuminating review of the leading models of nuclear structure: effective field theories based on quantum chromodynamics; ab initio models based on Monte Carlo methods employing effective nucleon-nucleon interactions; diagonalization and the Monto Carlo shell model; non-relativistic and relativistic mean-field theory and its extensions; and symmetry-dictated approaches.

Theoretical advances in major areas of nuclear structure are discussed: nuclei far from stability and radioactive ion beams; gamma ray spectroscopy; nuclear astrophysics and electroweak interactions in nuclei; electron scattering; nuclear superconductivity; superheavy elements.

The interdisciplinary aspects of the many-body problem are also discussed.

Recent experimental data are examined in light of state-of-the-art calculations.

Recent advances in several broad areas of theoretical structure are covered, making the book ideal as a supplementary textbook.