Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in physics, research focus | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in physics, teaching focus | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in physics, professional focus in medical radiophysics | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Complements of nuclear physics, in particular quantum elastic scattering, the WKB method applied to alpha decay, the concept of particle exchange, and the concept of continuous internal symmetries.
Introduction to accelerators and detectors, to particle physics and to the standard model, including the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism.
Contents
Natural Units
I Nuclear physics
1 Properties of nuclei
2 Collisions in quantum mechanics
3 Alpha decay (two-body)
4 Beta decay (three-body)
5 Nuclear fusion
6 Nuclear fission
II Detectors and Accelerators
1 Particle Detection
2 Accelerators
III Particle Physics
1. Overview
2. Elements of the theory of continuous groups
3. The quark model
4. Gauge symmetries
5. Quantum chromodynamics
6. Electroweak interactions
7. Neutrino oscillations
8. CP violation and flavour mixing
9. Dark matter
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, students will be able:
1) to use new methods in quantum mechanics;
2) to follow recent developments in particle physics;
3) to understand and analyse the main issues related to nuclear physics;
4) to use databases related to nuclear physics and particle physics.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This is a course for 4th-year students of physics. Prerequisites are quantum mechanics, introduction to nuclear physics, and special relativity.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This course is based on lectures, corresponding to the table of contents. Each session will be preceded by a discussion and/or a Q & A session. Students are also invited to consult and use the many links available on the course web pages.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The slides of the course, as well as many additional references, are available on the course web pages.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Other site(s) used for course materials
- Course details (www.theo.phys.ulg.ac.be)
Further information:
Details are available on the web pages of the course at www.theo.phys.ulg.ac.be.
A. Das and T. Ferbel, "Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics", John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1994; L.D. Landau and L.M. Lifshitz, "Quantum Mechanics. Non-Relativistic Theory", Third Edition: Volume 3, Butterworth&Heinemann, 2003; F. Halzen and A. Martin, "Quarks and Leptons: An Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics", John Wiley & Sons, 1984.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Oral exam. One question will be on Parts I and II of the course, and another on Part III. The questions are available on the course web pages, and are subject to change during the year.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course will be organised in 20 one-and-a-half-hour lectures.
Contacts
Jean-René Cudell
Institute of physics
19A Allée du 6 août
Bldg B5a (4th floor, room 4/44)
University of Liège
Tel.: 04/3663654
E-mail: jr.cudell@ulg.ac.be
Web pages: http://www.theo.phys.ulg.ac.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Course webpage
All further information concerning the course are on these pages.