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Physics - Honours

(1) The document presents 7 multi-part physics problems related to topics like differential equations, Fourier analysis, probability, Lagrangian mechanics, and wave equations. (2) The problems involve calculating Fourier coefficients, variances, solutions to differential equations, minimum surface areas, and initial velocities of waves on a string. (3) Methods used include separation of variables, Rodrigue's formula, Beta functions, Lagrange's equations in cylindrical coordinates, and solving wave and Laplace equations.

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Physics - Honours

(1) The document presents 7 multi-part physics problems related to topics like differential equations, Fourier analysis, probability, Lagrangian mechanics, and wave equations. (2) The problems involve calculating Fourier coefficients, variances, solutions to differential equations, minimum surface areas, and initial velocities of waves on a string. (3) Methods used include separation of variables, Rodrigue's formula, Beta functions, Lagrange's equations in cylindrical coordinates, and solving wave and Laplace equations.

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(1) T(3rd Sm.

)-Physics-H/CC-5/CBCS

2020
PHYSICS — HONOURS
Paper : CC-5

Full Marks : 50

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.


Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.

Answer question no. 1 and any four from the rest.

1. Answer any five questions : 2×5


(a) Show that any function f (x + t) is a solution of the equation
u u
 ,
x t
when u = u(x, t).
(b) Using Gamma function integral, prove that 0! = 1.
(c) Using generating function for Legendre Polynomial, prove that P2l + 1(0) = 0.
d2y

(d) Find the indicial equation for the differential equation 1  x 2  dx2  px dydx  qy  0 , where p and q
are constants.
(e) Find the non zero Fourier coefficients of
f(x) = cos2x, 0  x < 2.
(f) Find the Fourier transform of the Dirac -function, (x – a).
Or,
For a generalised coordinate q, the Lagrangian is given by

 
L   q 2   qq   sin q ,
where , ,  are constants. Find the Hamiltonian H.

(g) For a random variable X, one finds X  2 and X 2  8 . Find the standard deviation x.
Or,
For the Hamiltonian
H = ap 2 + bx 2 – cxp
(where a, b, c are constants), find the Hamilton’s equation of motion.

Please Turn Over


T(3rd Sm.)-Physics-H/CC-5/CBCS (2)
2. (a) Find the probability density function f (x) for the position of a particle executing SHM on (–a, a)
along the x-axis.
(b) Let X be a random variable having a normalized density function
x x  0
 Ce
f ( x)  
0 otherwise

Find :
(i) the value of | C | where C is a constant.
(ii) the variance 2.
(iii) the probability P(1  x  2). 3+(2+3+2)
Or,
(a) Write Lagrange’s equation in cylindrical co-ordinates for a particle of mass m, moving in the
gravitational potential V = mgz starting from the Lagrangian.
(b) Is there any cyclic co-ordinate? If yes, find the corresponding conserved quantity.
(c) Given two points P1 and P2 (not too far apart), we draw a curve joining them and revolve it about
the x-axis. Find the curve for which the surface area is minimum. 3+2+5
3. (a) Consider a cycloid with parametric equation x = a( + sin), y = a(1 – cos). Show that the time for
a particle to slide without friction along the curve from (x1, y1) to origin is independent of starting
point. (use beta function to evaluate the integral).

(m)(n)
(b) Prove B(m, n) = , symbols are usual. 5+5
 ( m  n)

 0, 0  x  l
4. (a) Given f ( x )  
1, l  x  2 l .
Expand the function in Fourier series of period 2l .
(b) Let a function f(x) be expanded in Fourier series. Show that average of [f (x)]2 over a
2 
a  1
period =  o   an2  bn2 .
 2  2
n 1


1 2
(c) Using the result of (b), show that using f (x) = x, –1 < x < 1 the infinite sum  n2   6
.
1
4+3+3
(3) T(3rd Sm.)-Physics-H/CC-5/CBCS

5. (a) Use Rodrigue’s formula

1 dl l
Pl ( x) 
2l l ! dxl
 x2  1 .
Show that Pl(1) = 1.
(b) Using (a), find P3(x). Plot P3(x) as a function of x where –1  x  1.
1
2
(c) Calculate  x P3 ( x)dx . 3+(2+2)+3
1

d 2 y( x)
6. Consider the differential equation  y ( x)  0
dx 2
(a) Check whether x = 0 is an ordinary point or a regular singular point.
(b) Find the indicial equation.
(c) From the indicial equation, find two linearly independent solutions of the given differential equation.
2+2+(3+3)

7. (a) Consider the one-dimensional wave equation for waves propagating along a string of length l. Its
ends are fixed at x = 0 and x = l. The string is struck by a fine hammer such that it has an initial
3l
displacement zero everywhere but has an initial velocity v at x  .
4
Find the solution of the wave equation in this case.
(b) Consider
 2 ( r , , )  f ( r ) .
Using separation of variables, write down three ordinary differential equations. Solve the equation
for  coordinate. 6+3+1

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