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l,'idian institute of Englneering Scienee and Technology, Shibpur.

B.Tech-lili.Tech Dual degree Semester
{2nd Semester } Examination, 20,17
PHYSICS (P!-i - 120.1)
Full tuarks:70 Time: 3 hrs
Answer all questians
Diiierent parts of each oll esti on should be answered seq uentiallv

i. a) Show that electric field of a static point charge is a conservative force field.

b) 'ind iO ai pcint (2,3,4), vthere @ = r+

c) fa wavegroup consist oftwo harmonic waves of frequencies .,and a +.)0)and
Fropagation
constant k anC k.rdk respectiveiy, show that the group velocity is given by
ff
c) Determine ihe minimum number of rines in a grating that are abre to resorve the sodium rines
of.vavelengths 589 nm and 589.6nm in the first order.
e) ,Vrite the postuiaies of special theory of relativity. L2+2+2+2+21

2. a) State Stoke's theorem. Find lJ V x ,4 . n ds over the curye sufface area of a cone of height
h and base radius r, placed vertically on the 4/-plane, whose axis coincides with z_axis,
andi=(.x2+y2+z)$.
b) ii) A voltage y(r) = yo cos(.rr) is applied across a parallel capacitor of thickness d and area
A, flnd the maximum displacement cLtrrent inside the capacitor. plot the displacement
current with time for the time interval < t < 11.
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(ii) write down l\/laxwerr equations in free space. Derive wave equation for erectric frerd
in
free space.
(iii) Find the Poynting vector for the tight wilh Ee,, = 4cos(kz_ o.tt)i _ Zsin(.kz .])t)i
and EQ,t) : sin(kz - (it)t + 2cas (kz
- ,)t')j. 12+31+l(2+2)+(2+2)+21

3. a) What do you mean by sharpness ol resonance? Shovu that the quality factor for
resonance is gi\,/en by Q = (Symbots have their usual meaning).
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b) Assuming the difierentiar equatian for harmonic wave arong a periecfly flexibre stretched

str rg to ire of rhe fo,. . * = *, where the symbol have usual meaning, solve the equation
dx .)t
by the rnethod of separation of variabres and applying the boundary conditrons
for a stretched
string rigidly flxed at both encls, show that the string can vibiate only with some
characteristic
frequencies. 5+10

Flease tern over

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4. a) Obtain an expression for the intensity of light dilFracted from a double slit. Hence find the
condition of missing order
b) (i) Find the relation beiween Einstein's A, B coefficients in a h/uo level LASER system.
Hence find the relation between the rate of sponlaneous to stimulated emission

(ii) Calculate the relative populalion of Na atoms in a sodium lamp in the 1't excitecl state
and in the qround state at temperature 300oC. Assume the wavelength of light 590 nm.

(iii) Define optical resonator in LASER. CaLculate the number of modes when LASER
beam cf 600 nm is emitted from an optical .esonator with the distance betweerr tvJo
nrirrors kept at 25 cm. [3+2] + l(--1+2)+2+ (1+2)l

5 :) (i) Whai is the underiying principle that makes Lorentz transforrnahon a linear one?

n meson in its cwn frame of reference is 2.6 x 10-e s. lf the meson

(ii) The average liletime 01'a
moves with a speed of 0.95c, what is the average distance it travels before decaying, as
measured by an observer on Earth?

b) (i) Calculate the fractional change in the wavelength of an X ray of wave length 0.4 A that
undergoes a 90o Compton scettering from an electron.

(ii) Write dov,/n the unceriainty relation for the position-momentunl and time-energy.

(iii) Find the de Broglie wavelength of a 0.01 l(g pellet having a velocity o{ 10 m/s.

.rv,Frndo-rlnce(oectaricnva.ueof <x ' lor wa,/e tunct'on /'r) (;J".p{ -;)

(v) The wave iunction for a particle inside a rigid wall in its ground state is given by {o(r) =
A sin (+) (Symbols have their usuai meaning) Find the position at which the piobability of
ob'raining the particie is n'raxrmum. 12+31+ lir2+)t2-2i