480-8140/01 – Physics IV – Atomic and nuclear physics (FIV)
| Gurantor department | Department of Physics | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa | Subject version guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2018/2019 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT, USP, FS | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
To formulate basic physical principles of atomic and nuclear physics
To analyse application of physical processes
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Summary
The study subject is the 4th part of the basic physics course, focused on atomic and nuclear physics.
Compulsory literature:
HALLIDAY, D., RESNICK, R., WALKER, J.: Fundamentals of Physics, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1997;
BLATT, F. J.: Modern Physics, McGraw-Hill 1992.
Recommended literature:
FEYNMAN, R. P., LEIGHTON, R. B., SANDS M.: The Feynman lectures on physics, Addison-Wesley 1966.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Two written tests during semester.
E-learning
Other requirements
Systematic preparation for lectures
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
) Atomic physics:
Special relativity (Lorentz transformation and its consequences, relativistic energy and momentum).
Blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, Compton effect.
Thomson and Rutherford models of an atom, electron cloud, atomic spectra.
X-rays. Particle-wave duality.
Bohr model of hydrogen-like atoms.
2) Nuclear physics:
Basic characteristics of atomic nuclei.
Radioactivity and nuclear reactions.
Nuclear analytical methods.
Elementary particles and fundamental interactions.
Acceleration and detection of particles.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction