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3rd - Sem - Midterm Advanced Solid

This document contains a midterm exam for an Advanced Solid State Physics course. The exam contains 4 questions worth a total of 10 points. Question 1 asks students to derive an expression for Kondo temperature using Poor Man's scaling or explain localized magnetic states using mean-field approximation. Question 2 asks students to show an expression for the chemical potential using Sommerfeld expansion. Question 3 asks students to calculate an average potential energy for an orbital in He+. Question 4 asks students to explain creation and annihilation operators or compare first and second quantization.

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3rd - Sem - Midterm Advanced Solid

This document contains a midterm exam for an Advanced Solid State Physics course. The exam contains 4 questions worth a total of 10 points. Question 1 asks students to derive an expression for Kondo temperature using Poor Man's scaling or explain localized magnetic states using mean-field approximation. Question 2 asks students to show an expression for the chemical potential using Sommerfeld expansion. Question 3 asks students to calculate an average potential energy for an orbital in He+. Question 4 asks students to explain creation and annihilation operators or compare first and second quantization.

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Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University

Institute of Science & Technology Institute of Science & Technology


Birendra Multiple Campus Birendra Multiple Campus
Bharatpur Chitwan Bharatpur Chitwan
Subject: Advanced Solid State Physics I (Phy 611) Level: M. Sc. (Physics) Subject: Advanced Solid State Physics I (Phy 611) Level: M. Sc. (Physics)
Exam: Mid Term Semester: Third Exam: Mid Term Semester: Third
Time: 1 hour Full Marks: 10 Time: 1 hour Full Marks: 10
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as
practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks. practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all questions: Attempt all questions:
1. Derive the expression of Kondo temperature for higher ordered 1. Derive the expression of Kondo temperature for higher ordered
effective spin-spin effective coupling through Poorman's scalling effective spin-spin effective coupling through Poorman's scalling
approach. [3] approach. [3]
OR OR
Starting from the Hamiltonian of mean-field approximation (or Starting from the Hamiltonian of mean-field approximation (or
Hartree-fock Approximation) to the interacting problem, explain Hartree-fock Approximation) to the interacting problem, explain
the localized magnetic states in normal metals. And hence draw the localized magnetic states in normal metals. And hence draw
the phase diagram for the complete range of magnetic the phase diagram for the complete range of magnetic
parameters. [3] parameters. [3]
2. Using Sommerfeld expansion, show that: 2. Using Sommerfeld expansion, show that:
π2 T 2 π2 T 2
[ ( )]
μ ( ne ,T ) =μ ( ne , 0 ) 1−
12 T F
where the symbol carry their usual
[ ( )]
μ ( ne ,T ) =μ ( ne , 0 ) 1−
12 T F
where the symbol carry their usual

meaning. [3] meaning. [3]


3. For particular hydrogen orbitals ψn,l,m the average P.E. turns out 3. For particular hydrogen orbitals ψn,l,m the average P.E. turns out
to be ⟨ V (r ) ⟩ =−0.0625 a . u.. What is ⟨ V (r ) ⟩ for analogous orbital in to be ⟨ V (r ) ⟩ =−0.0625 a . u.. What is ⟨ V (r ) ⟩ for analogous orbital in
He+. [2] He+. [2]
4. Explain creation and annihiliation operators. Write down their 4. Explain creation and annihiliation operators. Write down their
properties on the basis of boson and fermions. [2] properties on the basis of boson and fermions. [2]
OR OR
Write down the pros and cons of first quantization. Explain the Write down the pros and cons of first quantization. Explain the
need of second quantization. [2] need of second quantization. [2]
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