The authors present an overview of recent applications of symmetry to the description of atomic nuclei. They use simple examples to introduce symmetry concepts. Special emphasis is put on the introduction of neutron-proton and boson-fermion degrees of freedom.

Symmetries in Atomic Nuclei aims to present an overview of recent applications of symmetry to the description of atomic nuclei. Special care is given to a pedagogical introduction of symmetry concepts using simple examples. After a historical overview of the applications of symmetry in nuclear physics, progress in the field during the last decade is reviewed. Special emphasis is put 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.Both theoretical aspects and experimental signatures of dynamical (super)symmetries are carefully discussed. Case studies show how these symmetries are displayed by real atomic nuclei which have been studied experimentally using state-of-the art spectroscopy. This book focuses on nuclear structure physics and has been written by active investigators in the field, but its scope is wider and is intended 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 Quantum Mechanics.- Dynamical Symmetries in Quantal Many-Body Systems.- The Algebraic Approach.- Symmetry in Nuclear Physics.- The Nuclear Shell Model.- The Interacting Boson Model.- A Case Study: 112Cd.- Supersymmetry in Nuclear Physics.- The Interacting Boson–Fermion Model.- Bose–Fermi Symmetries.- Examples Of Bose–Fermi Symmetries.- Nuclear Supersymmetry.- A Case Study: Detailed Spectroscopy of 195Pt.- Supersymmetry without Dynamical Symmetry.- Symmetries with Neutrons and Protons.- Pairing Models with Neutrons and Protons.- Interacting Boson Models with Neutrons and Protons.- The Interacting Boson Model-.- A Case Study: Mixed-Symmetry States in 94Mo.- Supersymmetries with Neutrons and Protons.- Combination of F Spin and Supersymmetry.- Examples of Extended Supersymmetries.- One-Nucleon Transfer in Extended Supersymmetry.- A Case Study: Structure of 196Au.- Supersymmetry and Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics.- The Supersymmetric Standard Model.- Strings and Superstrings.- Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics.- Conclusion.- References.

Symmetries in Atomic Nuclei aims to present an overview of recent applications of symmetry to the description of atomic nuclei. Special care is given to a pedagogical introduction of symmetry concepts using simple examples. After a historical overview of the applications of symmetry in nuclear physics, progress in the field during the last decade is reviewed. Special emphasis is put 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.Both theoretical aspects and experimental signatures of dynamical (super)symmetries are carefully discussed. Case studies show how these symmetries are displayed by real atomic nuclei which have been studied experimentally using state-of-the art spectroscopy. This book focuses on nuclear structure physics and has been written by active investigators in the field, but its scope is wider and is intended for final-year or post-graduate students and researchers interested in understanding the power and beauty of symmetry methods in physics.