Les deux infinis et nous (Coursera)

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Les deux infinis et nous (Coursera)

Partez à la découverte de l'infiniment grand et de l'infiniment petit dans leurs aspects les plus proches de notre quotidien, en compagnie de physiciens et de physiciennes qui vont vous faire découvrir leur présence insoupçonnée dans notre vie de tous les jours. Vous vous initierez à la vie et aux métiers d'une grande collaboration en physique de l'infiniment petit et de l'infiniment grand, vous découvrirez comment les outils développés dans ces domaines ont trouvé des applications inattendues, comment la physique nucléaire a profondément modifié les domaines de l'énergie et de la santé, et comment les propriétés de certaines particules aident à présent d'autres disciplines à sonder la matière d'une manière totalement différente.

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Ce cours en français fait partie du MOOC "Voyages de l'infiniment grand à l'infiniment petit", conçus par des physiciens et des physiciennes du Labex P2IO (Physique des 2 Infinis et des Origines, IPP et Université Paris-Saclay) regroupant des laboratoires de physique de l'infiniment grand et de l'infiniment petit situés à Orsay et Saclay.

Course 4 of 4 in the Voyages de l'infiniment grand à l'infiniment petit Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Des Infinis et des Hommes
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.

WEEK 2
Des technologies dans notre quotidien
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.

WEEK 3
De nouveaux regards sur le monde
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.

WEEK 4
Les noyaux au service de l'énergie et de la santé
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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