B.Sc. Physics
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MJC-8 : Elements of Modern Physics (आधुनिक भौतिकी के तत्व)
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Unit 1: Particle Properties of Radiations (विकिरण के कण गुण)
◦Black Body Radiation and Planck's quantum Hypothesis
◦Discovery and Explanation of Photoelectric effect
◦Compton Scattering
◦Pair Production and Annihilation
◦Wave Aspect of Particles
◦Idea De Broglie wavelength and matter waves
◦Davisson-Germer experiment for diffraction of electron
◦P
◦Thomson Experiment
◦Phase velocity
◦Wave packets and Concept of Velocity
Unit 2: Wave-Particle Duality (तरंग-कण द्वैतता)
◦Concept of Wave-particle duality
◦Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
◦Uncertainty relations involving canonical pair of variables and their Derivation from Wave Packets
◦Estimation of minimum energy for a confined particle using uncertainty principle
◦Origin of natural width of emission lines
◦Uncertainty Principle and concept of Bohr Orbit
Unit 3: Atomic Structure (परमाणु संरचना)
◦Introduction of Sommerfeld Quantization rule
◦Bohr-Sommerfield atomic theory
◦Explanation of Hydrogen and Hydrogen-like Spectra
◦Comparison between H and He+ Spectra
◦Corrections for finite nuclear mass and corresponding variations in Rydberg Constant
◦Relativistic correction
Unit 4: Wave Mechanical Description of electron particles (इलेक्ट्रॉन कणों का तरंग यांत्रिक विवरण)
◦The Schrodinger Wave equation
◦Properties
◦Concept of normalization of Wave function
◦Expectation value
◦Schrodinger equation for non-relativistic particles
◦Concept of operators in quantum mechanics
◦Time independent Schrodinger equation
◦Probability
◦Probability current densities
◦Idea of energy eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
Unit 5: Fundamental Properties of Nucleus (नाभिक के मौलिक गुण)
◦Size
◦Constituent and structure of atomic nuclei
◦Idea of Isotope
◦Isobar
◦Isotope and Mirror nuclei
◦Mass defect
◦Packing fraction
◦Binding energy
◦Binding Energy per nucleon versus Mass number Curve
◦Stability of the nucleus and Nature of Nuclear force
◦Law of radioactive decay
◦Mean life and Half-life
◦Successive radioactive disintegration
◦Basic Idea of Alpha
◦Beta and Gamma decay
◦Idea of energy-momentum and parity conservation in nuclear decay process
◦Q-value in nuclear reaction
◦Radiation Detector
◦Ionization Chamber
◦Geiger-Muller Counter
◦Neutron detection
◦Spark chamber
◦Bubble
◦Cloud and Scintillation
◦Cherenkov radiation
Reference Books:
- Concepts of Modern Physics, Arthur Beiser, McGraw-Hill.
- Introduction to Modern Physics - H.S. Mani & G.K Mehta (PHI)
- Elements of Nuclear Physics - M L Prasad, RPS (Kedarnath Ramnath)
- Q. Mechanics - H.C Verma (Surya Pub.)
- Atomic & Nuclear Physics - K. Gopala Krishnan (Mac Million India Ltd.)
- Modern Physics - S.K Gupt & B.S. Agarwal (Kedarnath Ramnath)
- Introduction to Modern Physics - F.K Richtmyer, E.H Kennad, T. Lauritsen (Mac Grow)