PHYS 781 Nuclear and Particle Physics

Credits: (3-0) 3

This is a one semester course in nuclear and elementary particle physics. Nuclear physics topics may include nuclear structure (nuclear form factors, multipole moments, liquid and shell models); nuclear decay; nuclear reactions; and other topics of interest. Elementary particle physics topics may include the role of symmetry in particle physics, Quantum Electrodynamics and Quantum Chromodynamics; the Standard Model of Particle Physics; Strong and Weak interactions; Accelerator and Experimental Particle Physics; and other selected topics beyond the Standard Model.

Prerequisites: PHYS 771 or equivalent.

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