FK 5024 - Particle and nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology (7.5 hp) Preliminary Schedule, Autumn 2018 LB - Lars Bergström, DM - David Milstead, JC – Jan Conrad, AB – Anthony Bonfils and FT – Francesco Torsello. Prefixes "M" and "L" refers to the books by Martin and Liddle respectively. Compulsory seminars are in bold.
Week	Day	Time	Room		Topic	Preparation
36	Tue 4 Sep	10:15 - 12:00	FP41	DM	L1:Introduction and SR + QM	M B.1
	Tue 4 Sep	13:15 –15:00	FP41	AB	T1:Tutorial: Lorentz transformations and relativistic kinematics (sol’n)	M B.2-B.3
	Thu 6 Sep	10:15 - 12:00	FP41	DM	L2:Particles and forces	M 1.1, 1.5, 1.6-1.6.2, 1.7
	Thu 6 Sep	13:15 - 15:00	FP41	AB	T2:Tutorial (sol’n)
37	Tue 11 Sep	10:15 - 12:00	FP41	DM	L3:Feynman diagrams, leptons and quarks	M 1.4, 3.1-3.1.3, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2, 9.3.1
	Tue 11 Sep	13:15 - 15:00	FP41	DM	L4:Quarkonium, etc
	Thu 13 Sep	10:15 - 12:00	FP41	DM	L5:Experimental particle physics and beyond the standard model	M 3.3.2, 4.3-4.4, 9.4, 9.5.1-9.5.2, 9.6.2-9.6.3, 3.1.4
	Thu 13 Sep	13:15 - 15:00	FP41	AB	T3:Tutorial (sol’n)
38	Tue 18 Sep	10:15 - 12:00	FP41	JC	L6:Nuclear shapes and sizes	M 2.1-2.3, skip 2.1.3
	Tue 18 Sep	13:15 - 15:00	FP41	AB	T4:Tutorial (sol’n)
	Thu 20 Sep	10:15 - 12:00	FP22	JC	L7:Decays and reactions	M 2.4-2.9
	Thu 20 Sep	13:15 - 15:00	FP41	AB	T5:Tutorial (sol’n); Deadline for hand-in problems I
39	Tue 25 Sep	10:15 - 12:00	FP41	JC	L8:Nuclear models	M 7.1-7.5 (skip 7.3.3)
	Thu 27 Sep	10:15 - 12:00	FP41	AB	T6:Tutorial (sol’n)	Problems 7.7, 7.11, 7.12, 8.1 (first part), 8.2, 8.3, 8.10, 8.12.
	Thu 27 Sep	13:15 - 15:00	FP41	JC	L9:Alpha, beta and gamma decays	M 7.6-7.8
40	Tue 2 Oct	10:15 - 12:00	FP41	JC	L10: Some applications of nuclear physics	M 8.1-8.4
	Tue 2 Oct	13:15 - 15:00	FP41	AB	T7:Tutorial/Fermi model (sol’n)	M 7.2, Problems 7.1, 7.3, 7.4. White dwarfs in connection with the Fermi model.
	Thu 4 Oct	10:15 - 12:00	FP41	JC	L11:Stellar fusion and neutron stars	M 8.2.1-8.2.3
	Thu 4 Oct	13:15 - 15:00	FP41	FT	T8:Review of python programming Files for session: stars, FIRAS (sol’s) Extra examples Python matplotlib cheatsheet PythonForDataScience
41	Tue 9 Oct	10:15 - 12:00	FP41	LB	L12:Stars, galaxies and the expanding universe, slides Handwritten notes	L 1-2, 5.1-5.2, 6.1, 3.1-3.3, 3.6
	Tue 9 Oct	13.15 - 15:00	FP41	JC/FT	S1:Seminar on applications of nuclear physics + T9:Tutorial; Deadline for hand-in problems II	Problems 2.1, 2.3-2.6
	Thu 11 Oct	10:15 - 12:00	FP41	LB	L13:Simple cosmological models	L 3.4-3.5, 4 (skip 4.4-4.5), 5.3-5.5
	Thu 11 Oct	13:15 - 15:00	FP41	FT	T10:Radiation physics Extra mtrl	L 2.5.2
42	Tue 16 Oct	10.15 - 13:00	FP41	LB	L14:The content and dynamics of the universe	L 6-9
	Tue 16 Oct	13.15 - 15:00	FP41	LB	L15:The early universe and the cosmic microwave background	L 10-12 (skip 10.4)
	Thu 18 Oct	10.15 - 12:00	FP41	FT	T11:Tutorial	Problems 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6
	Thu 18 Oct	13.15 - 15:00	FP41	FT	T12:Tutorial; Deadline for hand-in problems III	L 6.1,6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3,8.1,8.3
43	Tue 23 Oct	10.15 - 13:00	FP41	LB	L16:Observations, interpretations and open questions, slides. Handwritten notes	L 4.4, 4.5, 13.1-13.3.1
	Tue 23 Oct	13.15 - 15:00	FP41	FT	T13:Tutorial	L 9.1,9.2,10.1,10.2,10.3,10.6, 11.3, 11.4, 12.2, 12.3
	Thu 25 Oct	10.15 - 12:15	FP41	LB	L17:Review (actually last year’s version)
	Thu 25 Oct	13.15 - 15:00	FP41	AB, FT, DM	T14: Seminar on problem solving, FT_1,FT_2	Problem areas selected by poll
44	Thu 1 Nov	08.00 - 13:00	FR4		Exam

The following sections can be read descriptively: M 2.1.2-2.2.2 (results only), 2.8 (examples gamma decay), 2.9 (examples reactions), 7.4, 7.7, 7.8 (selection rules for gamma transitions), while detailed reading is recommended for the remaining sections.