Symmetries and Semiclassical Features of Nuclear Dynamics [electronic resource] : Invited Lectures of the 1986 International Summer School, Held at Poiana Brasov, Romania, September 1–13, 1986 / edited by A. A. Raduta.

Quantum foundations for a theory of collective motion. Semiclassical approximations and the theory of large amplitude collective motion -- Classical image of many-fermion system and its canonical quantization -- Classical limit and quantization of hamiltonian systems -- Dynamical symmetry in nuclear collective and reaction physics -- The restricted dynamics nuclear models: Conceptions and applications -- An introduction to the use of group theoretic techniques in scattering -- Algebraic and supersymmetric treatment of odd-odd nuclei -- Proton-neutron symmetry in low lying collective modes -- Excitation and decay of electric giant resonances — especially the isoscalar giant monopole resonance -- The scissors mode -- The description of the quadrupole collective motion of a proton-neutron interacting system within a generalized coherent state model -- Proton-neutron vibrations in the collective model -- Grand unified theories and the double beta-decay -- Extrapolation of nuclear properties to the region near Z = 184 -- Quantum aspects of nuclear dynamics -- Heavy ion radioactivities, cold fission and alpha decay in a unified approach -- Spontaneous emission of fragments from nuclei -- Relativistic heavy ion collisions and the nuclear equation of state -- Astrophysical aspects of coulomb break-up of nuclear projectiles -- Summary talk: Theoretical -- Summary talk: Experimental -- Seminars.

The articles published in this volume discuss nuclear dynamics using two approaches: the semiclassical aspects of the nuclear system and group theoretical considerations. The contributions cover experimental and theoretical results. The features of the borders between classical and quantum mechanical treatments, static and time-dependent behaviour, symmetries and broken symmetries, symmetries and dynamics, scattering states and group theory structure, fission and decay modes were also focused upon by very competent speakers. The volume concludes with two summary talks by A. Klein on theoretical and P. von Brentano on experimental aspects. The Brasov-School addressed researchers and graduate students also.