Form factors in the beta decay

Beta-decay was one of the nuclear physics fields more active in the last century. This book has a didactic objective: to actualize some basic concepts related with form factors in beta-decay. Some accepted points before 1957 are not valid today due to the non conservation of parity and the full acceptation of V-A interaction in beta-decay. To compute theoretically beta-decay observables one has to relate the form factors to transition matrix elements. The form factors are expressed in terms of nuclear matrix elements when some approximations are made. We assume that the nucleon inside the nucleus interact with leptons in the same way as free punctual electrons do. Consequently, the Dirac equation of a free particle is assumed. We compute the shape form factors for several forbidden transitions. A very important part of the book is the 106 examples, fully developed, which clarify the ideas and motivate one to know the different computation methods used in beta-decay and others nuclear and atomic fields. (Author) 50 refs