402-0266-00L Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics
| Semester | Spring Semester 2017 |
| Lecturers | K. S. Kirch |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | German (lecture), English (exercise) |
| Abstract | Introduction to the concepts of nuclear and particle physics. |
| Learning objective | Introduction to the concepts of nuclear and particle physics. Discussion of new theoretical concepts and important experiments, which brought about major breakthroughs in our understanding of the underlying physics. Applications of nuclear and particle physics. Links between particle physics and cosmology. |
| Content | - Building blocks of matter (quarks and leptons) and their interactions (QED, QCD, weak interaction) - The Standard Model of particle physics und open fundamental questions - Bound systems (nuclear forces, structure of nuclei, stability) - Applications of nuclear and particle physics (nuclear fusion and fission) - Nuclear physics, particle physics and cosmology |
| Lecture notes | More information and additional material concerning lecture and excersises are collected at Moodle, link to be published. |
| Literature | - Povh et al.: Teilchen und Kerne, Springer Verlag 2009 - Henley, Garcia: Subatomic Physics, World Scientific 2007 - Griffith: Introduction to Elementary Particles, Wiley VCH 2008 - Demtroeder: Experimentalphysik IV: Kern- Teilchen- und Astrophysik, Springer Verlag, 2009 See the web site for more suggestions |