| Week |
Lect |
Date |
Topics |
Reading |
| 1 |
1-3 |
Sept 27-Oct 1 |
Lectures
Week 1 (.ps)
Introduction to Strong Interactions.
What is Nuclear Physics?
QCD, Nucleons, Pions
Isospin, Isospin Breaking
Assignment
1: (.ps) due October
8
Solution
1: (.ps)
|
Wong
Chapter 1 (all)
Chapter 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 |
| 2 |
4-6 |
Oct 4-8 |
Lectures
Week 2 (.ps)
Scattering Theory
Effective Range Theory
Low-Energy Nucleon-Nucleon Scattering
Assignment
2: (.ps) due October
15
Solution
2: (.ps)
|
Wong
Appendix B (all)
Chapter 3.1 |
| 3 |
7-9 |
Oct 11-15 |
Lectures
Week 3 (.ps)
Square Well Discussion of the Deuteron
One-Pion Exchange Potential
Assignment
3: (.ps) due October
29
|
Wong
Chapter 3 (all) |
| 4 |
10-12 |
Oct 18-22 |
Lectures
Week 4 (.ps)
The Deuteron
Electrostatic Moments (Magnetic, Quadrupole)
|
Wong
4.6-4.7 |
| 5 |
13-15 |
Oct 25-29 |
Lectures
Week 5 (.ps)
Binding energy per nucleon
SemiEmperical Mass Formula
|
Wong
4.9 |
| 6 |
16-18 |
Nov 1-5 |
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tba |
| 7 |
19-21 |
Nov 8-12 |
|
tba |
| 8 |
22-24 |
Nov 15-19 |
|
tba |
| 9 |
25-26 |
Nov 22-26 |
Thanks Giving Nov. 25-26
|
tba |
| 10 |
27-29 |
Nov 29-Dec 3 |
|
tba |
11 |
30-31 |
Dec 6-Dec 8 |
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tba |
