Ex/FP/2/XII/78/2012(S)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE FINAL EXAMINATION, 2012

( 2nd Semester, Supplementary )
PHYSICS (HONOURS)
PAPER - HO12
Time : Two hours Full Marks : 50
25 marks for each Group.
Use a separate Answer-Script for each Group
GROUP A (25 Marks)
( Quantum Mechanics )
Answer any four questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Show that in sperical polar co-ordinate ;
z
L
i

h
Hence find its eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
2. Use the Heisenberg Approach to obtain the eigenvalues of a
Simple Harmonic Oscillator at frequency .
3. If the operator for the radial component of momentum is defined
as ;
r
1 r r
p p p
2 r r
_
+

,
prove ; [ ]
r i
p , r
h
, r is the unit vector in radial direction, p
r
is
the 3 dimensional momentum vector.
[ Turn over
[ 2 ] [ 3 ]
4. If two particles of mass M and m are interacting via a potential
( ) V R r , where
R, r
, are their position vectors, set up the
Schrdinger equation for the system and show how you can
apply the separation of variable technique.
5. Find the Green function for a three dimensional stationary
Schrdinger equation.
6. For any two operators A and B, show that
[ ]
n n 1
A,B nB A, B

1
]
if [ ] [ ] B, A,B A, A,B 0 1 1
] ]
.
GROUP B (25 Marks)
( Statistical Mechanics - II )
Answer any threequestions.
Symbols have usual meaning.
General Proficiency 1 mark.
7. Calculate the entropy of a classical monoatomic ideal gas
consisting of N-particles in a volume V and at temperature T.
What is Gibbs paradox? How is it resolved? 8
8. State the equipartition theorem (in classical statistical
mechanics) and prove it. Consider a one-dimensional harmonic
oscillator in equilibrium with a heat reservoir at a temperature T.
What is its mean total energy? 8
9. Consider a gas of identical particles in a volume V in equilibrium
at a temperature T. The number of particles in a state r is n
r
and
the energy of a particle in such a state is
r
. If Z is the partition
function of the system then show that,
r
r
1 l nz
n



Also, show that,
( )
2
r
r
r
n 1
n

8
10. Show that the partition function Z of a Bose-Einstein gas is given
by the expression
( )
r
r
lnZ N ln 1 e

What is ? How is it determined? 8