2020 Cu QM
2020 Cu QM
)-Physics-H/CC-11/CBCS
2020
PHYSICS — HONOURS
Paper : CC-11
Full Marks : 50
(a) The 2p state for hydrogen atom is known to be re r / 2ao (cos ) . Find out the expectation value of
r in this state.
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(b) Find the eigenfunction and eigen value of the operator , assuming the eigenfunction to be single
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valued in , i.e. f ( + 2) = f ().
(c) Prove that energy eigenfunction of free particle is doubly degenerate.
(d) In Stern Gerlach experiment why is it necessary to use a beam of neutral atoms and not of ions?
(e) What is Paschen Back effect?
(f) Explain why normal Zeeman effect occurs only in atoms with even number of electrons.
(g) Find out the magnetic moment of an atom in the state 2 D3 .
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2. (a) Show that Fourier transform of a Gaussian wave function is also Gaussian.
px 2 1
(b) Consider a linear harmonic oscillator for which the total energy is given by E m2 x 2 .
2m 2
where the symbols have their usual meanings. The particle is assumed to be confined to a region a.
Use the uncertainty principle to obtain the minimum (ground state) of the oscillator.
(c) An electron of energy 342 eV is confined in one-dimensional box of length 1 A . Find out the quantum
number of the energy level of the electron and energy needed to excite it in the next higher level.
4+3+3
l l
3. (a) If a particle is confined between to , show that there will be two sets of energy
2 2
eigenfunctions depending on whether n is odd or even.
Ax, 0 x a
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(b) A particle in the infinite square well has the initial wave function ( x, 0)
A ( x a ), a 2 x a
4. (a) Write down the Schrödinger equation for the electron of Tritium (H 3) atom, assuming the nucleus
to be stationary. Obtain the radial equation by separation of variables with special emphasis on
effective potential.
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(b) The wave function of hydrogen atom is (r , 0)
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2100 210 2 211 3 211
Find out the expectation value for the energy, L2 and Lz of this system. 4+(2+2+2)
5. (a) The wave function corresponding to the first excited state of a harmonic oscillator of frequency 0
2
is given by x Axex /2
; m0 / . Sketch x and determine A.
(b) Find the expectation value of the operator xpx in this state.
1 2i
(c) Find Sˆz in the state = A . (1+2)+4+3
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6. (a) Write down the fine-structure formula mentioning each correction term with respect to the Bohr
energy for hydrogen atom.
(b) Using first-order perturbation theory, obtain the relativistic correction term to the kinetic energy.
(c) Find the g-value for 3S1 and 3P1 energy levels. Draw the schematic diagram of various allowed
transmissions between the above levels due to anomalous Zeeman effect. 3+3+4
7. (a) For normal Zeeman effect of hydrogen, explain how Lorentz triplet occurs. How are the and
lines polarized?
(b) The quantum numbers of two electrons in a two electron atom are
1 1
l1 = 3, S1 = 2 and l2 = 2, S2 = 2 .