Forest NucPhys I

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Advanced Nuclear Physics

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PHYS 609 Advanced Nuclear Physics 3 credits. Nucleon-nucleon interaction, bulk nuclear structure, microscopic models of nuclear structure, collective models of nuclear structure, nuclear decays and reactions, electromagnetic interactions, weak interactions, strong interactions, nucleon structure, nuclear applications, current topics in nuclear physics. PREREQ: PHYS 624 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

PHYS 624-625 Quantum Mechanics 3 credits. Schrodinger wave equation, stationary state solution; operators and matrices; perturbation theory, non-degenerate and degenerate cases; WKB approximation, non-harmonic oscillator, etc.; collision problems. Born approximation, method of partial waves. PHYS 624 is a PREREQ for 625. PREREQ: PHYS g561-g562, PHYS 621 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

Syllabus

This class follows the Policies and Procedures outline on the ISU web page. in particular the policies contained in the Student Handbook

Introduction

Historical Review

Nomenclature

Nuclear Properties

Units and Dimensions

Quantum Mechanics Review

Shrodinger Equation

1-D problem

3-D problem

Simple Harmonic Oscillator

Angular Momentum

Parity

Transitions

Dirac Equation

Nuclear Properties

Nuclear Radius

Binding Energy

Angular Momentum and Parity

The Nuclear Force

Yukawa Potential

Nuclear Models

Shell Model

Nuclear Decay and Reactions

Alpha Decay

Beta Decay

Gamma Decay

Electro Magnetic Interactions

Weak Interactions

Strong Interaction

Applications

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