phys 40622: nuclear forces and...
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PHYS 40622: Nuclear Forces and Reactions
Credit rating: 10 Dr A G Smith & Prof M BirsePhysics option unit PHYS40622
Nuclear Forces and Reactions Prerequisites: PHYS40322Classes: 24 lectures in S8 Assessment: 1 hour 30 minutes examination in May/June
Webpage: nucpc100.ph.man.ac.uk/reactions nucpc100.ph.man.ac.uk/reactions
Recommended texts: C. A. Bertulani, Nuclear Physics in a Nutshell (Princeton) S. S. M. Wong, Introductory Nuclear Physics (Wiley) K. S. Krane, Introductory Nuclear Physics (Wiley)
Syllabus:
1. Nuclear forces (8 lectures)Symmetries in nuclear physics
From quarks to pions and nucleons The deuteron
Scattering in quantum mechanical systems Partial waves
Effective-range expansion Pion-exchange force
Phases of nuclear matter 2. Nuclear reactions (8 lectures)
Reaction cross sections Resonances
Optical potential Compound nucleus
Direct reactions Nuclear fission
3. Nuclear astrophysics (6 lectures)The Big Bang
H and He burning in stars Formation of heavier elements Supernovae and neutron stars
Solvay Conference 1937