Übersicht
Nuclear Theory / Theoretische Kernphysik
S2|11 205, Tel. -21550
Office hours: Wed, 14:30-16:00
This course provides an introduction to modern nuclear theory. The lecture will be held in English, as all references are in English; questions and discussions in German are of course welcome. The homework problems will be designed to improve the understanding of and to explore the topics covered in the lecture.
http://www.int.washington.edu/PROGRAMS/talent13/
Nuclear Theory / Theoretische Kernphysik
Instructor:
Achim SchwenkS2|11 205, Tel. -21550
Office hours: Wed, 14:30-16:00
This course provides an introduction to modern nuclear theory. The lecture will be held in English, as all references are in English; questions and discussions in German are of course welcome. The homework problems will be designed to improve the understanding of and to explore the topics covered in the lecture.
Announcements
- Next office hours for exercise groups on Monday, Jan. 30, at 9:00 and Thursday, Feb. 2, at 9:00, in room 207 of S2|11.
- Next date of exercise groups for homework set: Feb. 3
- Second bonus test on Feb. 10.
Outline
- Introduction to nuclei and strong interactions
lecture notes - Nuclear forces: scattering and bound states
lecture notes (preliminary/incomplete) - Effective theories for low energies
- Many-body basics
- Many-body methods for nuclei and nuclear matter
- Chiral effective field theory for nuclear forces and applications to nuclei
Notes on OPE interaction
Exercises
- Problem set 1 due Oct. 28, solutions
- Problem set 2 due Nov. 9, solutions
- Problem set 3 due Nov. 25, solutions
- Bonus test 1
- Problem set 4 due Jan. 13, solutions
- Problem set 5 due Feb. 3, solutions
- Bonus test 2
Exercise groups
| Group | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| A | Fri, 9:50-11:30 | S2|11 207 |
| B | Fri, 9:50-11:30 | S1|01 A2 |
Literature
Lecture notes will be provided. An extensive set of material is also given athttp://www.int.washington.edu/PROGRAMS/talent13/
