FYSS3500 Mean Field Models in Nuclear Physics (5 cr)

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Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Physics
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

  • Seniority model

  • BCS theory and quasiparticles

  • Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory and its application to nuclear density functional theory

  • Spontaneous symmetry breaking

  • Deformed mean-field

  • Constrained Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov and deformation energy

  • Quasiparticle blocking and odd particle number in HFB theory

  • Introduction to restoration of symmetries broken at the mean-field level

Learning outcomes

After completing this course student can

  • Explain nuclear superfluidity and pairing

  • Apply quasiparticle transformation

  • Apply BCS and HFB theories in nuclear physics

  • Explain nuclear deformation and deformed mean-field

  • Solve Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (HFB) equations numerically

  • Apply density functional theory for deformed nuclei

  • Compute deformation energy with constrained HFB method

  • Evaluate obtained theoretical results against experimental data 

Description of prerequisites

  • Fundamentals of Theoretical Nuclear Physics (FYSS3400) or similar knowledge

  • Basic Unix/Linux user skills and basics of Python programming language

Study materials

Lecture notes 

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
  • Schunck Nicolas (edited), Energy Density Functional Methods for Atomic Nuclei

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Given on spring semester, every two years starting spring 2026.
Evaluation criteria:
Exercises (50%) and final exam (50%).
Time of teaching:
Period 3, Period 4
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
Exercises (50%) and final exam (50%).
Language:
English
Study methods:

Lectures, exercises and final exam as a take home exam. 

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