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-====== ​TALENT ​====== +====== ​EXERCISES ​====== 
-===== Training in Advanced Low Energy Nuclear Theory: ​ EXERCISES ===== +**[[RXNnetworkEX|Reaction Networks]]****[[NuclPhysInput|Nucl Physics Input]]****[[HydroEX|Hydro]]****[[BBNEX|BBN]]**
-[[http://​www.nucleartalent.org|{{:​talent.png?​650|Nuclear TALENT}}]] +
-[[RXNnetworkEX|Reaction Networks]], [[HydroEX|Hydrodynamics]],[[BBNEX|BBN]], [[AnlyPlot|Abundances, Analysis and Plotting]], [[NuclPhysInput|Nuclear Physics Input]] +
-==== Reaction Network Exercises ====+
  
 <box 80% left orange|**(Pre-Course Assignment)**>​ <box 80% left orange|**(Pre-Course Assignment)**>​
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      - Report in the Reaction Network Code discussion thread your success with machine information.      - Report in the Reaction Network Code discussion thread your success with machine information.
      - Generate light element abundance predictions for a range of initial baryon-to-photon ratios, $\eta$.      - Generate light element abundance predictions for a range of initial baryon-to-photon ratios, $\eta$.
-      * Create the Schramm Plot +      * Create the "Schramm Plot"​{{:​schrammplot.jpg?​direct&​100|Schramm Plot:  Please note that these lines have a finite thickness. ​ This thickness denotes the uncertainties from nuclear reaction rates, propagated into the abundance predictions.}} 
 +     - Repeat with $N_\nu = 2$ and $4$.
  
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-<box 80% left blue|**(During-Course Assignment)**>​ 
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-**Run a reaction network with given nuclear input for:** 
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-  - Fixed temperature and density 
-    * Try various temperatures and densities ​ 
-    * Try different network sizes 
-    * Swap out a reaction rate with a different version 
-    * Vary initial composition (X, Y, Z or Ye) 
-    * Let evolve until Nuclear Statistical Equilibrium is reached 
-  - Temperature/​density trajectories 
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-    * $ T(t) = T(0)\exp{(-t/​\tau)} $ 
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-    * or $ T(t) = \frac{T(0)}{(1+t/​(n\tau))^n} $ 
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-    * $ \rho (t) = \rho (0) [1.+f_{\nu}(T(t))](T(t)/​T(0))^3$ 
  
  
-    * How do initial conditions affect the resulting nucleosynthesis +~~DISCUSSION|Big Bang Nucleosynthesis ​Exercises Discussion~~
-    * How does the trajectory form affect the results? +
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-~~DISCUSSION|Reaction Network ​Exercises Discussion~~+
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