École Polytechnique
Les deux infinis et nous - Voyages de l'infiniment grand à l'infiniment petit
École Polytechnique

Les deux infinis et nous - Voyages de l'infiniment grand à l'infiniment petit

Sébastien Descotes-Genon
Olivier Drapier
Nicolas Arnaud

Instructors: Sébastien Descotes-Genon

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(43 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
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3 weeks at 1 hour a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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There are 4 modules in this course

Ce module s'intéresse à la nature de la recherche fondamentale et à ses liens avec notre quotidien. Il aborde aussi la manière dont travaillent les hommes et les femmes qui participent aux progrès de la connaissance.

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3 videos1 assignment

Ce module décrit des technologies qui sont présentes dans notre quotidien et qui présentent des liens forts avec la physique de l'infiniment grand et de l'infiniment petit, tantôt par le biais des concepts, tantôt par celui des outils.

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3 videos1 assignment

Ce module montre comment les propriétés de certaines particules ont pu être exploitées pour mieux sonder la structure de la matière, en utilisant le rayonnement synchrotron, les neutrinos ou les muons.

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2 videos1 assignment

Ce module décrit des applications importantes de la physique nucléaire afin de produire de l'énergie ou bien d'aider la recherche médicale par de nouvelles techniques d'imagerie et de soin.

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2 videos1 assignment

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4.4 (7 ratings)
Sébastien Descotes-Genon
École Polytechnique
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