Objectives for November 18, 2003.
[1] Know what a breeder reactor is, and understand how it functions.
[2] Understand the fusion process in detail, and understand its role in stellar evolution and the formation of the nuclides.
[3] Understand the strategies currently being employed to produce controlled fusion processes here on Earth.
[4] Know the names and properties of all particles with masses less than that of the proton. Know which ones are stable, and for those that are not, know the modes by which they may decay.
[5] Be able to describe our current understanding of the fundamental interactions.
Homework due Tuesday, November 25.
[1] Read Chapter 14 in Thornton & Rex.
[2] Do Problems 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, 18, 21, 28, and 32 at the end of Chapter 14 in Thornton & Rex.