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Physics Numerical Assignment

The document contains multiple numerical problems across several topics including: vector calculus, lasers, optical fibers, simple harmonic motion, quantum mechanics, nanomaterials, and superconductivity. The problems involve calculating various physical quantities like critical magnetic fields, population ratios, acceptance angles, de Broglie wavelengths, and more. Solutions require using standard physics formulas and given parameter values.

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Physics Numerical Assignment

The document contains multiple numerical problems across several topics including: vector calculus, lasers, optical fibers, simple harmonic motion, quantum mechanics, nanomaterials, and superconductivity. The problems involve calculating various physical quantities like critical magnetic fields, population ratios, acceptance angles, de Broglie wavelengths, and more. Solutions require using standard physics formulas and given parameter values.

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NUMERICAL ASSIGNMENT

EM
1. Find the constant m such that the vector ⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ is
solenoidal.
2. If , find the gradient of at point (1,-2,-1).
3. The function of potential in an electric field is given by V= √ z. Find the
electric field intensity vector E and its magnitude at point (-1,2,0).
4. Calculate the curl and divergence for the following vector field.
⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂
5. Find the constants 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 so that the vectors is irrotational ⃗ ̂ 𝑎 ̂ 𝑏
̂ 𝑐

LASER
1. Find the ratio of population of two energy levels in a Laser if the transition between them produces
light of wavelength 694.3 nm. Assume the ambient temperature to be 27° C.
2. A 10mW laser has a beam diameter of 1.6 mm. what is intensity of the light assuming that it is
uniform across the beam?
3. A laser emits 4x1020 photons, each with a frequency of 6x1014 Hz. What is the total energy radiated
by the laser?
4. Determine the population ratio for the two states involved in lasing action in a ruby laser at
temperatures of 57oC. Consider the emitted wavelength is 850 nm. (h=6.626× 10-34J s, c=3×108m/s
& k=1.38× 10-23J/K)

OPTICAL FIBRES
1. Calculate the numerical aperture, acceptance angle, fractional index and the critical angle of optical
fiber in water (refractive index of water=1.33) from the following data: cladding refractive
index=1.49 and core refractive index=1.55.
2. Calculate acceptance angle, numerical aperture, V-number of a given optical fiber in air from the
following data: Refractive index of core n1 = 1.75, Refractive index of clad n2 = 1.70, radius of
core=30x10-6 m, wavelength of transmitted light= 850nm. Comment whether the fiber is
SMF/MMF
3. Calculate the numerical aperture and angle of acceptance for an optical fiber having refractive
indices 1.563 and 1.498 for the core and the cladding respectively
4. An optical fiber has a core material with refractive index 1.45, and its cladding material has a
refractive index of 1.40. The light is launched into it in air. Calculate its numerical aperture, the
acceptance angle and also the fractional index change.
5. Calculate the numerical aperture, relative refractive index difference, V-number and number of
modes in an optical fiber of core diameter 50 micrometer, core and cladding refractive indices
1.41 and 1.40, at wavelength 820 nm.
6. The numerical aperture of an optical fiber is 0.2 when surrounded by air. Determine the refractive
index of its core given the refractive index of cladding as 1.59. Also find the acceptance angle when
it is in a medium of refractive index. 1.33.
7. A glass clad fiber is made with core glass refractive index 1.5 and cladding is doped to give a
fractional index difference of 0.0005. Determine (a) the cladding index, (b) the critical angle, (c)
acceptance angle, (d) the numerical aperture.
SHM
1. A simple harmonic motion is represented by x(t) = 10 sin 20π (t+0.05). Write down its amplitude,
angular frequency, frequency and initial phase of displacement is measured in m and time in s.
2. A spring with spring constant of 500 N/m is compressed by 0.1m. Calculate the force required to
compress the spring

de-broglie wavelength and particle in a box


1. An electron is confined to one dimensional potential box of length 2Å. Calculate the energy
corresponding to the ground state, 2nd excited quantum state and 5th quantum state in eV. Given h=
6.63x10-34 joule-sec, 1eV=1.6x10-19 Joule.
2. Calculate de-Broglie wavelength of i) an proton accelerated trough a potential difference 100V
and ii) 50 kg object moving with speed of 5 m/s. Comparing their results, explain why is the wave
nature of matter not apparent in daily observations. Given h= 6.63x10-34 Joule-sec, mp= 1.67x10-27
kg, 1eV = 1.6x10-19 Joule.
3. An electron beam is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 200 V. Calculate the
associated de-Broglie wavelength
4. An enclosure is filled with helium is heated at 400 K. A beam of He- atoms emerges out of the
enclosure. Calculate de-Broglie wavelength corresponding to He-atoms, if mass of He is 6.7×10-27
Kg
5. Calculate the wavelength associated with an electron with energy 2000 eV.
6. What voltage must be applied to an electron source to produce electrons of wavelength 0.4 Å.
Given that charge on electron = 1.6 x 10-19 C, mass of electron= 9 × 10-31 kg.
7. An electron and a proton has same de Broglie wavelength. Calculate the ratio of velocity of
electron to that of proton.
8. Find the ratio of de-Broglie wavelength for electrons in the second and third Bohr orbits in
hydrogen atom.
9. What would be the de-Broglie wavelength associated with (1) a 2000 kg car having a constant
speed of 25 m/s, (in) an 80 kg scooter having a speed of 10 m/s, (ili) an electron moving with a
speed of 500 m/s and (iv) a proton moving with a speed of 250 m/s, Given h = 6.62 × 10 -34 Js.
Drawconclusions.
NANOMATERIAL
1. A bigger sphere of radius 8 cm is cut in 24x106 smaller spheres having radius 1 cm each.
Compare the surface area to volume ratio of bigger sphere to the smaller spheres. Comment on
the result thus obtained?
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
1. Determine the critical magnetic field of lead at temperature 5K. The critical temperature for Pb is
8K and critical magnetic field is 2x104 A/m at 0K.
2. Lead has a superconducting transition temperature of 7.26K. If initial magnetic field at 0K is 50
×103 A/m, calculate the critical magnetic field at 6K
3. The critical fields for lead are 1.2 × 105 A/m and 3.6 × 105 A/m at 12 K and 10 K, respectively.
Find its critical temperature and critical field at 0 K and 3.2 K.
4. The critical magnetic field for a superconductor at absolute zero is 9×104 Am-1 and at 6K is 5×104
Am-1 .Find the critical temperature.

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