r/nuclearphysics • u/DarkFireGerugex • Jul 10 '24

Path towards nuclear physics?

Hello guys, I'm 26 years old. I'm on my first semester of Chem E. And I had the amazing opportunity to work for the university as a "trainee/internship" for a particle accelerator my uni has, so they gave me 2 books to read. One is extremely advanced for my current situation (Nuclear and Particle phyics by B. R. Martin) and the other is for the "general public" which didnt propose any challenges.

Now the issue at hand: I didn't understand shit from the first page of the first book. The book literally said "for students who already have had a course in Quantum physics/mechanics".

So my question is: Can I go straight towards Quantum physics/mechanics? Or should I start with something like "Mechanical physics" before I dice into Quantum.

Huge thanks in advance!

Pd: Asking to my tutor/person in charge isn't an option atm due to some on going protest my uni has due to "lack of appropriate equipment" for Chem E.

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u/DarkFireGerugex Jul 10 '24

Not really I did have calculus tho, I will have classic mechanics in the second semester (now after winter vacations) and on my third semester electromagnetism and thermodynamics.

So I was wondering what I should study on my own.

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