Introdução à Física Nuclear e à Física de Partículas

Objectives

Provide the fundamental concepts of Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics in a comprehensive way to inspire new methods of approaching complex systems governed by weak and strong interactions, and thus be able to answer the major open questions in these areas.

Syllabus

1.Nuclear and particle physics: Discovery of the nucleus, Rutherford experiment, the discovery of elementary particles. 2.Structure of matter. 2a) elementary particles and fundamental interactions: range and stength; Quarks, leptons, bosons, mesons and barions; quantum numbers, symmetries and conservation laws; Relativistic kinematics and natural system of units; Feynman diagrams. 2b) Nuclear phenomenology and nuclear modes: nuclear masses, nuclear binding energy, nuclear stability (Z vs N), nuclear decay. Nuclear Radius, nuclear spin. Nuclear Models. 3.From Big Bang to Ñucleosynthesis: 3a)The first seconds of the universe and the LHC: the discovery of the Higgs boson, the standard model of electroweak interactions (W and Z bosons); 3b) The formation of elements: primordial and stellar nucleosynthesis; neutron star collisions and the production of heavy elements. 4. The neutrino puzzle: Neutrino Mixing and Oscillations.

Cross Competence Component

80% - Critical and innovative thought 20% among intrapersonnal Competence, interpersonnal Competence and Information Literacy.

Ethical Principles

All members of a group are responsible for the group’s work In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used. In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.