PHYS 40622: Nuclear Forces and Reactions PHYS40622 Physics option unit Dr A G Smith & Prof M Birse Credit rating: 10 Nuclear Forces and Reactions Prerequisites: PHYS40322 Classes: 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
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