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This document outlines the topics covered in a Physics II course, including: 1) Special Theory of Relativity including postulates, transformations, length contraction, time dilation, and mass-energy relation. 2) Quantum Mechanics including Planck's theory, wave-particle duality, Schrodinger equation, hydrogen atom model. 3) Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics including Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac statistics and concepts like entropy and heat transfer. 4) Lasers and applications covering stimulated emission, laser properties, examples of lasers, and uses in holography and fiber optics. 5) Nuclear Physics including forces

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This document outlines the topics covered in a Physics II course, including: 1) Special Theory of Relativity including postulates, transformations, length contraction, time dilation, and mass-energy relation. 2) Quantum Mechanics including Planck's theory, wave-particle duality, Schrodinger equation, hydrogen atom model. 3) Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics including Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac statistics and concepts like entropy and heat transfer. 4) Lasers and applications covering stimulated emission, laser properties, examples of lasers, and uses in holography and fiber optics. 5) Nuclear Physics including forces

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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MESRA RANCHI DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED PHYSICS

PH 2103 - PHYSICS - II
1. SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY (6) Postulates, Galilean transformations, Lorentz transformations, length contraction, time dilation, velocity addition, mass change and Einstein's mass energy relation. 2. QUANTUM MECHANICS (8 + 8) 2.1 Planck's theory of black-body radiation, Compton effect, wave particle duality, De Broglie waves, , Davisson and Germer's experiment, uncertainty principle, physical interpretation of wave function and its normalization, expectation value. 2.2 Schrodinger equation in one dimension, solutions of time-independent Schrodinger equation for free particle, particle in an infinite square well, potential barrier and tunneling, hydrogen atom (qualitative). 3. STATISTICAL PHYSICS AND THERMODYNAMICS (4 + 6) 3.1 Elementary ideas, comparison of Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and FermiDirac statistics 3.2 Zeroth law, first law, second law, entropy, heat transfer, steady state onedimensional heat conduction. 4. LASERS AND APPLICATIONS (8) Emission of light by atoms, spontaneous and stimulated emission, Einstein's A and B coefficients, laser: population-inversion, properties of laser radiation, Ruby & He-Ne lasers, applications of lasers, elementary ideas of holography and fiber optics. 5. NUCLEAR PHYSICS (5) Nuclear forces, binding energy, liquid drop model, fission, nuclear reactors, fusion, energy processes in stars, controlled thermonuclear reactions. Text Books 1. Perspective of Modern Physics, A. Beiser (AB), Mc Graw Hill Int. Ed. 2002 2. Physics for Engineers, M. R. Srinivasan, New Age International, 1996. 3. Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, 6th Ed., Sonntag, Borgnakke & Van Wylen, John Wiley & Sons. References Introduction to Thermodynamics, Classical & Statistical, 3rd Ed., Richard E. Sonntag, Gordon J. Van Wylen, Jan. 1991.

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