480-6003/01 – Structure of Atomic Nuclei (SAJ)
| Gurantor department | Department of Physics | Credits | 10 |
| Subject guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa | Subject version guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa |
| Study level | postgraduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2018/2019 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | USP, FEI | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
To analyse models of atoms from the point of view of classical and quantum physics
To describe radioactive decay and nuclear reactions
To select a fundamental problem relating to the given field and to make an analysis of utilization of physical knowledge
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Summary
The subject deepens the knowledge of elementary particles and nuclei. The classic and quantum theories of scattering, properties and models of the atomic nuclei, radioactive decay and nuclear reactions form the basis of the subject.
Compulsory literature:
1.L. Valentin: Subatomic Physics: Nuclei and Particles, Vol. 1, Vol. 2, North-Holland, 1981.
2. R.F. Casten: Nuclear Structure from a Simple Perspective, Oxford, 2001.
Recommended literature:
1. P. Ring, P. Schuck: The Nuclear Many-Body Problem, Springer, 1980.
2. N.K. Glendenning: Direct Nuclear Reactions, World Scientific, 2004.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Preparing a presentation.
E-learning
Other requirements
Basic knowledge of quantum theory.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
The course focuses on selected parts of nuclear physics according to the topic of PhD. thesis, in particular:
Properties of atomic nuclei, nucleons and their elementary constituents.
Phenomenological, semimicroscopic and microscopic models of atomic nuclei.
Electromagnetic transitions in atomic nuclei.
Radioactive decay and its theoretical description.
Nuclear reactions (overview, theory and applications).
Neutron physics (properties and interactions of neutrons).
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction