Academic year2016/17
CoursePHYSICS
Code206BB
Credits9
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| FISICA NUCLEARE | FIS/04 | LEZIONI | 54 | |
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Knowledge
The student who completes the course successfully will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge on the basic aspect of Nuclear Physics: the interaction between nucleons, the models of nuclear structure, the physics of many-body systems, radioactivity, etc. In addition, the students are expected to acquire some advanced knowledge on the interactions of the nucleons between themselves and with electroweak external probes, starting from the modern theory of the effective field theory based on chiral symmetry.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student will be assessed on his/her demonstrated ability to discuss the main course contents using the appropriate terminology. In the written report, the student must demonstrate the ability to put in practice his/her knowledge by investigating some simple nuclear process (for example, computing the decay half-life of the neutron, studying electron-proton scattering, etc.)Methods:
- Final oral exam
- Written report
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- preparation of oral/written report
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
1) The system of two nucleons. The deuteron and its properties; calculation of the deuteron magnetic dipole moment and electric quadrupole moment. Study of neutron-proton and proton-proton scattering. Tutorial: numerical solution of the Schroedinger equation. 2) The quantum mechanical three body problem; special effects in the physics of three bodies: the Thomas collapse and Efimov effect; overview of universality in three-body systems. 3) Nuclear structure; single particle model, matrix elements of operators of one and two body operators, the Hartree-Fock method; excited states and the Tamm-Dancoff equation. 4) Electromagnetic and beta decays. The Fermi golden rule; electromagnetic decays; electric and magnetic multipoles; selection rules; long wavelength approximation; computation of the total decay probability. Tutorial: n-p radiative capture. 5) Theory of nuclear forces using the effective field theory based on chiral symmetry; connection to QCD; chiral perturbation theory
Bibliography
Recommended
S.S.M Wong, Introductory Nuclear Physics, john Wiley & Sons, New York, 1998
E. Lipparini, Modern Many-Particle Physics, World Scientific, 2008
further bibliography will be indicated
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27
