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Nuclear Physics (2)

Course Description: The Four Fundamental Forces in Nature - Quark Theory and Fundamentals of Nuclear Forces – Force Between Nucleons – Spin-Motion Analogy – Nuclear Interactions and Cross-sections: (Coulomb Interaction – Photo-Nuclear Model - Breit-Wigner Equation) - Nuclear Models: (Liquid Drop Model of the Nucleus - Shell Model of the Nucleus – Unified Model) - Elementary Particles: (Fundamental Symmetries of Elementary Particles - Lepton-Hadron Interactions and Electromagnetic Interactions - Quantum Chromodynamics - Electroweak Interactions) - Modern Particle Accelerators
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: PHYS481
Objectives of the course :

Studying the properties of elementary particles and their effect on the nature of nuclear forces between nucleons, with an in-depth look at the properties of this force and its effect on nuclear reactions and scattering.

Course outputs :

At the end of the course, the student should be able to do the following:
1- Knowing the fundamental forces in nature, their ranges, their relative strengths, and their interaction times.
Differentiating between weak and strong nuclear decays in terms of lifetime, conservation laws, and predicting decay products.
3- Read and interpret the nuclear stability curve.
4. To link nuclear force to its origin as a strong force and how to express it using Yukawa theory.
Knowledge of all properties of the nuclear force and its effect in mixing states and its relationship to spin-orbit interaction.
6- Calculation of the cross-section for elastic scattering of nucleons on nucleons and how it depends on spin.
Differentiating between types of nuclear reactions (direct reaction, compound nucleus, resonant reactions) and the shape of cross-sections at different energies.
The scope of nuclear models for different nuclear reactions and at different interaction energies.

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  • Last updated: 2026-04-21

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