Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics

Course guarantor:

Vladimír Wagner

Lecturer:

Vladimír Wagner

Tutor:

Vladimír Wagner

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

This scientific field presents formidable challenges both experimentally and theoretically, simply because we are dealing with the submicroscopic domain, where much of our classical intuition regarding the behaviour of objects fails us. The lecture is a basic introduction to very interesting regions of subatomic physics.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Introduction - basic definitions and historical review

2.Collision kinematics

3.Cross section properties

4.Basic features of atomic nuclei and nuclear forces

5.Nuclear models

6.Radioactive decay of nuclei

7.Experimental techniques of nuclear and particle physics

8.Nuclear reactions

9.Nuclear matter, its study and features

10.Particles and their interactions

11.Unified theories of matter and interactions

12.Applications of nuclear and particle physics, nuclear astrophysics

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] W.S.C. Williams: Nuclear and Particle Physics, Oxford Science Publications, 2001

[2] B. Povh, K. Rith, Ch. Scholz, F. Zetsche: Particles and Nuclei. An Introduction to the Physical Concepts, Springer

2004

[3] B. R. Martin: Nuclear and Particle Physics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2005

Recommended references:

[4] Ashok Das, Thomas Ferbel: Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics, John Wiley and Sons, 1994

[5] P.E.Hodgson, E Gadioli and E.Gadioli Erba: Introductory Nuclear Physics, Oxford Science Publications, 1997

[6] A. Beiser: Concepts of Modern Physics, McGraw-Hill Companies Date Published, 1995

Media and tools:

Lecture room with dataprojector

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	roomTR:209 Wagner V. 10:00–12:50 (lecture parallel2) Trojanova 13 roomTR:208 Wagner V. 16:00–17:50 (parallel nr.201) Trojanova 13
Wed	roomTR:205 Wagner V. 12:00–13:50 (parallel nr.101) Trojanova 13 roomTR:205 Wagner V. 18:00–20:50 (lecture parallel1) Trojanova 13
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Fyzikální inženýrství - Fyzika plazmatu a termojaderné fúze (PS)
• Jaderná chemie (elective course)
• Physical Engineering - Plasma Physics and Thermonuclear Fusion (PS)