Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

• 7 - Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Sciences
• 71 - Physics, Chemistry, Geology and Related Sciences
• 40. - Physical Sciences
• 40.08 - Physics

40.0806 - Nuclear Physics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the properties and behaviour of atomic nuclei. These programs include courses in nuclear reaction theory, quantum mechanics, energy conservation, nuclear fission and fusion, strong and weak atomic forces, nuclear modelling, nuclear decay, nucleon scattering, pairing, photon and electron reactions, statistical methods, and research equipment operation and maintenance.

• Example Program Names:

  • Nuclear physics

• Exclusion

  • Nuclear engineering(14.2301)
  • Atomic physics(40.0802)
  • Elementary particle physics(40.0804)
  • Plasma physics(40.0805)