FYSS3500 Mean Field Models in Nuclear Physics (9 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Physics
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) and Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (HFB) theories; nuclear deformation and deformed mean field; one and two-quasiparticle excitations; Quasiparticle Tamm-Dancoff Approximation (QTDA) and Quasiparticle Random Phase Approximation (QRPA) theories
Completion methods
Assignments, examination
Assessment details
The final grade is based on the assignments (50 %) and the examination (50 %).
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to explain nuclear superfluidity, concept of quasiparticle and nuclear deformation. Students will be able to solve Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (HFB) equations numerically with a computer code and calculate deformation energy potential with constrained HFB. They will be able to calculate excited states in superfluid nuclei as well as evaluate calculated theoretical results against experimental data.
Additional information
Given on spring semester, every two years starting spring 2018.
Description of prerequisites
Before enrolling to this course, students are expected to have understanding of angular momentum algebra, nuclear mean field, second quantization, Hartree-Fock, electromagnetic and beta transitions and configuration mixing as well as basic Unix/Linux user skills.
Literature
- P. Ring, P. Schuck, The Nuclear Many-Body Problem, ISBN 978-3-540-21206-5.; ISBN: 978-3-540-21206-5
- J. Suhonen, From Nucleons to Nucleus, ISBN: 978-3-540-48859-0.; ISBN: 978-3-540-48859-0
Completion methods
Method 1
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