Nuclei and particles (5404) |
| Credits: 6,0 | | Study load hours: 162 | Period: semester 2 (6sp)  |
| Language of instruction: English |
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Mandatory sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
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Group 1 |
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Following programme components must have been included in your study programme in a previous education period
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Quantum Mechanics 1 (1442)
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3.0 stptn | |
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Quantum Mechanics 2 (1807)
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4.0 stptn | |
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Quantum Mechanics 3 (3992)
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4.0 stptn | |
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Relativity (3344)
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3.0 stptn | |
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Advising sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
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Group 1 |
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Following programme components are advised to also be included in your study programme up till now.
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Elektrodynamics (3477)
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5.0 stptn | |
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Electromagnetism (0174)
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5.0 stptn | |
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Or group 2 |
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Following programme components are advised to also be included in your study programme up till now.
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Elektrodynamics (3477)
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5.0 stptn | |
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Electromagnetism (5197)
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6.0 stptn | |
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Nuclei:
- Nuclear properties: mass and binding energy, nuclear radius, nuclear angular momentum and parity, nuclear electromagnetic moments, nuclear excited states
- Nuclear models: Fermi Gas Model, Shell Model, Collective Model: nuclear vibrations and rotations
- Radioactive decay: radioactive decay law; alpha, beta and gamma decay.
- Elements of nuclear reactions, nuclear fission and fusion.
Particles:
- Phenomenological introduction to the Standard Model: particles, interactions, conservation laws
- Relativistic kinematics
- Symmetries: isospin, parity, charge conjugation, CP violation, time reversal and CPT theorem
- Feynman calculus: Fermi Golden Rule for decay and scattering, Feynman rules for a scalar toy theory, amplitude and lifetime/cross-section in simple processes to lowest order
- Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations, solutions to the Dirac equation, bilinear covariants
- Quantum Electrodynamics: Feynman rules, cross-section in simple processes to lowest order.
Orientation and employability:
- Nuclear physics research, with attention to Belgian-Flemish research groups and international collaborations and experiments
- Nuclear physics in industry and medical sector
- Particle physics research, with attention to Belgian-Flemish research groups and international collaborations and experiments
- Particle physics in industry and medical sector.
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| Compulsory textbooks (bookshop) |
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Textbook 1:
Introduction to Elementary Particles, David Griffiths, second, revised edition, Wiley
ISBN: 9783527406012 |
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| Compulsory course material |
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Slides of the course part 1: Nuclei.
Slides of the course part 2: Particles.
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| Recommended reading |
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Introductory Nuclear Physics,Kenneth S. Krane,John Wiley & Sons, 0-471-80553-X |
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Lecture ✔
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Small group session ✔
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Semester 2 (6,00sp) Second examination period
| Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt | |
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Learning outcomes | EC = learning outcomes DC = partial outcomes BC = evaluation criteria |
Bachelor of Mathematics
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| EC 10: A graduate of the Bachelor of Mathematics programme has knowledge of a number of applications of mathematics. | - EC
| EC 11: A graduate of the Bachelor of Mathematics programme has acquired basic knowledge in another scientific discipline. |
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Bachelor of Physics
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- EC
| EC 1: A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics knows theprevailing theories of physicssuch as quantum mechanics, the (special) theory of relativity, electrodynamics, (statistical)physics and classical mechanics and is able to apply these theories in a number of predominant fieldsof physics. | | | - DC
| A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics knows the basics of quantum mechanics and can apply these in a number of important areas of physics. | | | - DC
| A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics knows the basics of the (special) relativity theory and can apply these in a number of important areas of physics. | | | - DC
| A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics knows the basics of elektrodynamics and can apply these in a number of important areas of physics. | | | - DC
| A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics knows the basics of classic mechanics and can apply these in a number of important areas of physics. | - EC
| EC 2: A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics programme is able to combine various basic theories of physics in studying more complex phenomena which appear for example in solid state physics, astrophysics, atomic physics, nuclear and particle physics and biophysics. | - EC
| EC 3: A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics programme is able to use models and techniques from physics and other scientific domains to solve multidisciplinary problems. | | | - DC
| A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics can describe and explain models and techniques from physics and other scientific fields. | - EC
| EC 5: A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics programme gets acquainted with recent international scientific research, is able to consult international scientific sources and is able to accurately estimate their reliability. | | | - DC
| A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics is introduced to recent scientific international research. | - EC
| EC 7: A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics programme is able to apply the mathematical methods which are used in physics and possesses good numerical skills, including computational techniques and programming skills. | | | - DC
| A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics can construct a logically accurate reasoning. | | | - DC
| A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics can reproduce, explain and apply mathematical notions and properties. | | | - DC
| A graduate of the Bachelor of Physics can translate a physics problem to a mathematical formula. |
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| Included in these programmes | Tolerance3 |
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3rd year Bachelor of Physics option Experimental Physics
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Y
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3rd year Bachelor of Physics option Theoritical Physics, Astronomy and Gravity
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Y
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3th year Bachelor of Physics option free choice addition
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Y
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3th year Bachelor of Physics option onderwijs
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Y
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3th year Bachelor of Physics option twin
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Y
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Bachelor of Mathematics - verbreding twin
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Y
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Exchange Programme Physics
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Y
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1 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2. |
| 2 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3. |
3 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.
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