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When the electricity is made from atoms splitting apart, it's called nuclear energy. “Thermal” power plants convert heat into electricity using steam. At nuclear power plants, the heat to make the steam is created when atoms split apart — called fission. When atoms split apart, they release heat.
These lectures will cover the core topics of Particle and Nuclear physics. Particle Physics is the study of Matter: Elementary particles Forces: Basic forces in nature Electroweak (EM & weak) Strong Current understanding is embodied in the Standard Model which successfully describes all current data∗. Nuclear Physics is the study of Matter ...
The energy of a nuclear bomb comes from inside the nucleus of the atom. Mass is converted into energy according to E = mc2. This energy is the binding energy of the nucleus, the glue that keeps the nucleus of the atom together.
Nuclear energy is produced by the conversion of a small amount of the mass of the nucleus of an atom into energy. In principle, all mass and energy are equivalent in a proportion defined by Albert Einstein’s
Here we zoom in to femto-metre (fm) distances to explore nuclear structure; the forces, the components and the conservation laws that rule over this sub-atomic world. We will develop the formalism in quantum mechanics and special relativity that allows us to look deep into matter, learn about nuclear binding energies and transitions, and the models
Objectives: Explain key concepts of energy release from nuclear vs. chemical reactions. Explain range of units used for: energy (eV), distances in SI units. Explain differences between Coulomb and nuclear force. Explain why α, β, γ, sf decay reactions proceed. Explain types of nuclear reactions, conversion of mass to energy, and magnitude of ...
Nuclear Physics comprises the study of: The general properties of nuclei. The particles contained in the nucleus. The interaction between these particles. Radioactivity and nuclear reactions.
