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Physics 720/820 – Spring 2010 – Class Schedule |
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Week |
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Lecture |
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Topic Covered --- Reading Assignment |
Homework |
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1 |
01/27/10 |
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L1 |
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Introduction to strong interactions; effective field theory |
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01/29/10 |
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L2 |
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Rutherford scattering; QCD |
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2 |
02/01/10 |
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L3 |
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Chiral symmetry and isospin; protons, neutrons, pions |
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02/03/10 |
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L4 |
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Isospin: CG, tensors: examples and the NN system |
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02/05/10 |
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L5 |
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Scattering theory: S-matrix in one dimension |
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3 |
02/08/10 |
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L6 |
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Scattering in 3-d; kinematics; free solutions |
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02/10/10 |
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L7 |
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Orbital angular momentum basis; asymptotic solutions |
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02/12/10 |
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L8 |
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Phase shifts; scattering amplitudes; cross section |
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4 |
02/15/10 |
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L9 |
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Scattering length; Effective range theory |
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02/17/10 |
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L10 |
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A simple picture of the Deuteron; one-pion exchange |
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02/19/10 |
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L11 |
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One-pion exchange (cont.) |
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5 |
02/22/10 |
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L12 |
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Coupled channels; EandM multipole expansion |
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02/24/10 |
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L13 |
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Gross features of nuclei; semi-emirical mass formula |
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02/26/10 |
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UNH CLOSED (power failure) |
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6 |
03/01/10 |
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L14 |
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Weizacker and Kelson-Garvey formulas; nuclear matter |
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03/03/10 |
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L15 |
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Fermi gas model; alpha particle decay |
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03/05/10 |
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L16 |
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Alpha decay (cont.); fission schematically |
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7 |
03/08/10 |
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L17 |
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Fission barrier from Weizacker energetics |
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03/10/10 |
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L18 |
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Microscopic models of nuclei; single particle models |
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03/12/10 |
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MID TERM EXAM |
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8 |
03/22/10 |
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L19 |
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Single particle models (cont); the shell model |
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03/24/10 |
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L20 |
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Shell model (cont); spin-orbit coupling |
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03/26/10 |
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L21 |
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Spin-orbit coupling (cont) |
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9 |
03/29/10 |
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L22 |
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Intro to weak interaction: standard model matter |
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03/31/10 |
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L23 |
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Electroweak theory; parity violation |
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04/02/10 |
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L24 |
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Parity violation (cont); the Wu experiment |
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10 |
04/05/10 |
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L25 |
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V-A theory |
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04/07/10 |
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SILAS AWAY at UMD |
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04/09/10 |
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L26 |
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Fermi and Gamow-Teller operators; Beta decay rate |
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11 |
04/12/10 |
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L27 |
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Beta decay rate (cont) |
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04/14/10 |
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L28 |
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Solar neutrinos |
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04/16/10 |
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L29 |
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SILAS AWAY at BNL |
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12 |
04/19/10 |
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L30 |
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The solar neutrino problem; neutrino oscillations |
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04/21/10 |
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L31 |
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MSW effect; majorana neutrinos |
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04/23/10 |
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L32 |
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Hypernuclei; quarkonia |
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13 |
04/26/10 |
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L33 |
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Goup theory primer |
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04/28/10 |
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P1 |
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Low-energy NN scattering, J.Wood |
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04/30/10 |
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P2 |
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Neutrinoless double beta decay , K.Snavely |
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14 |
05/03/10 |
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P3 |
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Neutron stars, L.Petersen |
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05/05/10 |
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P4 |
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Terrorism and nuclear weapons, B.Jackson |
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05/07/10 |
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P5 |
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The quark model, L.Daly |
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