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    Spring Term 2019 Revision Problem Sheet

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    1. The document provides 7 problems related to mathematical methods. Problem 1 involves computing the momentum and solving the Euler-Lagrange equation for relativistic particles. Problem 2 finds poles and residues of complex functions. Problem 3 computes a contour integral. Problem 4 expresses a function as a Fourier integral and finds a particular solution to an ODE. Problems 5-7 involve Fourier transforms, quantum mechanics, and tensor forms of Maxwell's equations with magnetic monopoles.

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    1. The document provides 7 problems related to mathematical methods. Problem 1 involves computing the momentum and solving the Euler-Lagrange equation for relativistic particles. Problem 2 finds poles and residues of complex functions. Problem 3 computes a contour integral. Problem 4 expresses a function as a Fourier integral and finds a particular solution to an ODE. Problems 5-7 involve Fourier transforms, quantum mechanics, and tensor forms of Maxwell's equations with magnetic monopoles.

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    Mathematical Methods for Physics - problem sheet 10 (Imperial College London)

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    1. The document provides 7 problems related to mathematical methods. Problem 1 involves computing the momentum and solving the Euler-Lagrange equation for relativistic particles. Problem 2 finds poles and residues of complex functions. Problem 3 computes a contour integral. Problem 4 expresses a function as a Fourier integral and finds a particular solution to an ODE. Problems 5-7 involve Fourier transforms, quantum mechanics, and tensor forms of Maxwell's equations with magnetic monopoles.

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    Mathematical Methods Spring term 2019

    Revision Problem Sheet

    1. The motion of a free relativistic particle moving in one dimension


    is de-scribed by the Lagrangian
    s
    ẋ2
    L = −mc2 1 − ,
    c2
    where m is the particle mass and c is the speed of light.
    i) Compute the momentum p = ∂L/∂ ẋ and show that ẋ is a constant
    of the motion.
    ii) A Lagrangian for a charged particle in a constant electric field E is1
    s
    2 ẋ2
    L = −mc 1− + qEx,
    c2
    where q is the charge. Solve the Euler-Lagrange equation assuming the
    particle is at rest at t = 0.
    Hint: determine p(t) and use this to find ẋ(t) which can be integrated
    to obtain x(t).
    2. Find the poles and associated residues of the meromorphic functions
    eiz 1
    i) f (z) = , ii) f (z) =
    1 + z2 (z + 1)(z + 2)(z + 3)

    3. Compute
    dz I
    P
    C z
    where C is the square contour with vertices at 0, 1, 1 + i and i (take
    the orientation anti-clockwise).
    Hint: Does the half residue rule apply to this contour?
    1 2
    4. i) Express x2 e− 2 x as a Fourier integral (results from previous problem
    sheets may be useful).
    ii) Find a particular solution to the ODE
    1 2
    ẍ(t) + 3ẋ(t) + 2x(t) = t2 e− 2 t .
    1
    A relativistic
    q Lagrangian for a charged particle in an arbitrary electromagnetic field
    is L = −mc 1 − ṙ2 /c2 + qA · ṙ − qφ.
    2

    1
    5. Find the Fourier transform of
    2
    f(x) = sign(x) − tan−1 x.
    π

    6. In quantum mechanics a particle is described by a complex wave func-


    tion ψ(x). Alternatively, a particle can be described by a complex wave
    function, ψ̃(p), depending on momentum p rather than position x. The
    two wave functions are related through the Fourier integral formula
    1 Z ∞ −ipx/h̄
    ψ̃(p) = √ e ψ(x) dx.
    2πh̄ −∞

    i) Show that if ψ(x) is normalised then so is ψ̃(p), that is


    Z ∞
    ψ̃ ∗ (p)ψ̃(p) dp = 1.
    −∞

    ii) In three dimensions the momentum-space wave function is


    1 Z
    ψ̃(p) = e−ip·r/h̄ ψ(r) d3 r.
    (2πh̄)3/2

    The ground state wave function for a Hydrogen atom is ψ(r) = e−|r|/a
    where a is the Bohr radius. Compute ψ̃(p) for this state.
    Hints: Exploit the spherical symmetry of the wave function - as ψ(r)
    depends on r = |r| the momentum-space wave function ψ̃(p) is a func-
    tion of |p| only2 . Set p = pk and compute ψ̃ using spherical polar
    coordinates.

    7. A scalar (or rank 0 tensor) is unaffected by an orthogonal transfor-


    mation x0i = Rij xj . A pseudo-scalar has the transformation prop-erty φ0
    = detR φ. If magnetic monopoles exist, the following modified Maxwell
    equations might apply
    ∂B
    ∇ · B = ρm ∇×E=− − jm .
    ∂t
    where ρm is the magnetic charge density and jm is the magnetic current
    density. Show that ρm is a pseudo-scalar and jm is an axial vector. Can
    you write these modified Maxwell equations in tensor form?

    2
    More formally, spherical symmetry is preserved by the Fourier transform.

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