NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS

Knowledge and understanding.
Critical understanding of the most advanced developments of Modern Physics, both theoretical and experimental, and their interrelations, also across different subjects.

Remarkable acquaintance with the scientific method, understanding of nature, and of the research in Physics.

Applying knowledge and understanding
Ability to identify the essential elements in a phenomenon, in terms of orders of magnitude and approximation level, and being able to perform the required approximations

Ability to use analogy as a tool to apply known solutions to new problems (problem solving).

Ability to plan and apply experimental and theoretical procedures to solve problems in academic or applied research, or to improve existing results.

Making judgements

Ability to convey own interpretations of physical phenomena, when discussing within a research team.

Communication skills.
Ability to discuss about advanced physical concepts, both in Italian and in English..

Learning skills.

Ability to acquire adequate tools for the continuous update of one's knowledge.

Ability to exploit databases and bibliographical and scientific resources to extract information and suggestions to better frame and develop one's study and research activity.

Ability to acquire, through individual study, knowledge in new scientific fields.

Lectures with application examples. Seminars of external experts.

- Intruduction to the Nuclear Astrophysics

- thermonuclear reactions

- reaction rates in stars

- measurements of cross sections at energies of astrophysical interest

- tecnique and experimental setups in Nuclear Astrophysics

l- Nuclear Astrophysics, C,Rolfs and W.S.Rodney- Cauldrons in the Cosmos,

2- Nuclear Physics of Stars, C. Iliadis, Wiley