College of Science

PHYS55600 (PHYS556) Fall 2008

Introductory Nuclear Physics

Current session: Fall 2008

Offering: Spring, Fall 3 Credits

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PHYS 550. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.

Description: Theory of relativity, brief survey of systematics of nuclei and elementary particles, structure of stable nuclei, radioactivity, interaction of nuclear radiation with matter, nuclear reactions, particle accelerators, nuclear instruments, fission, nuclear reactors.

Instructor(s):
WANG, FUQIANG

Email:
fqwang@physics.purdue.edu

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Textbook(s) for Fall 2008
Course Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
PHYS556 REQUIRED: Introductory Nuclear Physics Kenneth Krane Latest 0-471-80553-X Wiley
PHYS556 OPTIONAL: Introduction to High-Energy Heavy-Ion Collisions Cheuk-Yin Wong December 1994 9810202636 World Scientific Publishing