Talent Course: Physics of weakly bound and unbound nuclear states.
Talent course: Training in Advanced Low Energy Nuclear Theory
Physics of weakly bound and unbound nuclear states: structure, decays, reactions
Dates: June 22 - July 10, 2020
Location: Institute for Nuclear Theory, Seattle, WA
Organizers: C. Forssen, W. Nazarewicz, M. Ploszajczak, A. Volya
Additional information and course material can be found at https://nucleartalent.github.io/NuclearOQS2020/
Registration is open at https://www.mathprograms.org/db/programs/920
For further details please contact Alexander Volya at volya@phy.fsu.edu
Abstract:
Only 288 stable nuclides out of several thousands known to inhabit the nuclear landscape are stable enough to exist in their current form since the Earth was formed. By moving away from this valley of beta stability, by adding nucleons, we enter the vast territory of short-lived radioactive nuclei.
The nuclear landscape around the limits of nuclear binding is a very fertile ground for research in nuclear structure physics. From the theoretical point of view, the description of nuclear systems in this regime is a demanding task as it requires the understanding and control of three crucial aspects of the nuclear many-body problem: interaction, correlations, and coupling to the continuum of reaction channels. In addition, astrophysical rapid proton and neutron capture processes operate very close to the drip lines; hence, the structure of very exotic, weakly bound nuclei directly impacts the way the elements are produced in stars.
In this course, the students will learn about the fundamental concepts pertaining to the unification of nuclear structure and reaction theory and they will be introduced to state-of-the-art theoretical methods that can be used. In-depth theoretical background will be presented through lectures and made available via extensive online course material. Our goal is to facilitate learning through analytic exercises and computational projects.