Physics IV – Atomic and nuclear physics

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	480-8140/01
Abbreviation	FIV
Course title	Physics IV – Atomic and nuclear physics
Credits	2
Coordinating department	Department of Physics
Course coordinator	Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa

Subject syllabus

1) Atomic physics:
Special relativity (Lorentz transformation and its consequences, relativistic energy and momentum).
Blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, Compton effect.
Thomson and Rutherford models of an atom, electron cloud, atomic spectra.
X-rays. Particle-wave duality.
Bohr model of hydrogen-like atoms.
2) Nuclear physics:
Basic characteristics of atomic nuclei.
Radioactivity and nuclear reactions.
Nuclear analytical methods.
Elementary particles and fundamental interactions.
Acceleration and detection of particles.

E-learning

Materials are available at https://lms.vsb.cz/?lang=en.

Literature

HALLIDAY, D., RESNICK, R., WALKER, J.: Fundamentals of Physics, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1997;
BLATT, F. J.: Modern Physics, McGraw-Hill 1992.

Advised literature

FEYNMAN, R. P., LEIGHTON, R. B., SANDS M.: The Feynman lectures on physics, Addison-Wesley 1966.

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