Neutron star collision. The Swift spacecraft's gamma-ray burst observation fits the theory of a collision between some combination of black holes or neutron stars. (Photo courtesy of Dana Berry, NASA)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Benoit Forget
MIT Course Number
22.106
As Taught In
Spring 2010
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course is intended to introduce the student to the concepts and methods of transport theory needed in neutron science applications. This course is a foundational study of the effects of multiple interactions on neutron distributions and their applications to problems across the Nuclear Engineering department. Stochastic and deterministic simulation techniques will be introduced to the students.
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