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Physics Core Paper XI - Relativity and Quantum Mechanics (11-1237624)

This document provides instructions for a physics exam divided into three sections: Section A consists of 10 short answer questions worth 2 marks each, and students must answer 5 questions. Section B consists of 4 long answer questions worth 5 marks each, and students must answer 4 questions. Section C consists of 2 long answer questions worth 15 marks each, and students must answer 2 questions. The questions cover topics in relativity, quantum mechanics, wave mechanics, harmonic oscillators, hydrogen atoms, and more. Students have 90 minutes to complete the exam with a maximum total score of 60 marks.

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Physics Core Paper XI - Relativity and Quantum Mechanics (11-1237624)

This document provides instructions for a physics exam divided into three sections: Section A consists of 10 short answer questions worth 2 marks each, and students must answer 5 questions. Section B consists of 4 long answer questions worth 5 marks each, and students must answer 4 questions. Section C consists of 2 long answer questions worth 15 marks each, and students must answer 2 questions. The questions cover topics in relativity, quantum mechanics, wave mechanics, harmonic oscillators, hydrogen atoms, and more. Students have 90 minutes to complete the exam with a maximum total score of 60 marks.

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INSTRUCTIONS:

SECTION A-Answer any FIVE questions (2m*5=10 marks)


SECTION B-Answer any FOUR questions ( 5m*4=20 marks)
SECTION C-Answer any TWO questions (15m*2=30 marks)
September 2020 U/11-12/37624

RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM MECHANICS


Time : 90 Minutes Maximum : 60 marks
SECTION A — (5 × 2 = 10 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. What are inertial and non-inertial frames of reference?
2. Give two examples for the evidence of mass-energy equivalence.
3. Calculate the wavelength of the matter wave associated with the body of mass one
gram moving with a velocity of 6.625 km/s. Planck’s constant = 6.625 × 10 –34 JS.
4. Write the principle underlying electron microscope.
5. Write down the quantum operators for momentum, kinetic energy and the total
energy.
6. Give any three valid reasons for the failure of the classical theory.
7. Find the value of [ x , px ] .
8. Show that [ L , L ]  2h LZ .
9. What is meant by barrier penetration?
10. Discuss the significance of zero point energy of harmonic oscillator.

SECTION B — (4  5 = 20 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.

11. (a) (i) Discuss time dilation. What is known as ‘proper time interval’.
(ii) At what speed should a clock be moved so that it may appear to lose 1
minute in each hour?
Or
(b) Write a note on the following:
(i) Advance of Perihelion.
(ii) Gravitational Red shift.
12. (a) Distinguish between phase velocity and group velocity. For a material
particle, show that phase velocity always greater than C, the velocity of light.
Or
(b) (i) State Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.
(ii) The lifetime of an excited state of an atom is about 10–8 sec. Calculate
the minimum uncertainty in the determination of the energy of the excited state.

13. (a) State the basic postulates of wave mechanics.


Or
(b) Find the expectation value for:
(i) position vector
(ii) kinetic energy
(iii) momentum and
(iv) total energy.
14. (a) Express the operators for angular momentum components Lx , Ly and Lz in
spherical coordinates.
Or
(b) Explain the separation of three dimensional Schrodinger equation into radial
and angular parts.
15. (a) Establish the Schrodinger’s equation for a linear harmonic oscillator.
Or
(b) Write the Schrodinger equation of the hydrogen atom in polar coordinates.
Explain the origin and significance of the quantum numbers n, l and m 1.

SECTION C — (2  15 = 30 marks)
Answer any TWO questions.

16. (a) Derive Schrodinger’s time dependent equation.


(b) Discuss the properties of wave function.
17. (a) (i) State the postulates of Special theory of Relativity.
(ii) Derive the Lorentz space – time transformation formulae.
Or
(b) (i) Obtain an expression for the de-Broglie wavelength.
(ii) Explain G.P. Thomson’s experiment for the determination of
wavelength of electrons.
18. (a) (i) What are Pauli’s spin operators? Express Pauli spin operators in the
form of 2 × 2 matrices.
(ii) Calculate the permitted energy levels of an electron, in a box 1Aº wide.

Or
(b) (i) Write a note on reduced mass of a system.
(ii) Find the energy eigen value of a rigid rotator.

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