PH2: Mean-Field Description of Atomic Nuclei

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This course will give an introduction on the mean-field and beyond mean-fields techniques used in nuclear structure with a special emphasis on the construction of effective interactions and effective Energy Density Functionals. General properties of atomic nuclei and infinite nuclear matter will be discussed before introducing the concept of mean-field and giving a detailed derivation of the corresponding one-body equations. The methods used for introducing pairing correlations describing the nuclear superfluidity will be discussed. Then the techniques used to go beyond the simple mean-field approach (through the mechanism of symmetry breaking and symmetry restauration or the Generator Coordinate method) will be simply presented. This course will be complemented by four hours of exercises on computer allowing students to get acquainted with codes used to solve the mean-field equations.

Period
11-08-2014 - 15-08-2014 (1 weeks)

Target group
Prerequisites: Advanced quantum mechanics, programming (possibly in FORTRAN, C or C++), some basic knowledge of quantum fields theory could help but is not mandatory.

Course aim
The most important aims of the Summer School are to develop post-graduates scientific readiness and to offer students the possibility to study in a modern, scientific environment and to create connections to the international science community.



Credits
2.0 ECTS creditsObligatory attendance at lectures, work during computer class, and homework.Grading: Pass/fail

Course fee
EUR 0[Convert to USD]Participating the Summer School is free of charge, but student have to cover the costs of own travel, accommodation and meals at Jyvskyl.

Course leader
Coordinator and lecturer: Dr. Karim Bennaceur (University of Jyvskyl, Finland)

Scholarships
The 24th Jyvskyl Summer School is not able to grant any Summer School students financial support. In order to ensure your participation, we recommend that you take steps to secure your own funding, for example, by turning first to your home institution

University of Jyvaskyla Faculty of Mathematics and Science and Faculty of Information Technology
Address: Jyvaskyla Summer School, Faculty of Mathematics and Science P.O.Box 35 (YK312), FIN-40014 University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Postal code: FIN-40014
City: Jyvaskyla
Country: Finland
Website: http://www.jyu.fi/summerschool
E-mail: jss@jyu.fi
Phone: +358505818351