PHYS 450 Nuclear and Particle Physics
This course serves as an introductory level nuclear and particle physics course. It covers important topics dealing with global properties of nuclei, radioactive decay and nuclear reactions, geometric shapes of nuclei, nuclear structure, fundamental forces and interactions (strong, electromagnetic, and weak), quark model, nucleons structure, force mediators, and applications of nuclear science such as cross section measurements and scattering (elastic and inelastic).
Prerequisite
PHYS 331
Corequisite
PHYS 433
Distribution
3-0-3Offered
Fall Spring