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2022
PHYSICS HONOURS
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(Syllabus :2019-2020 & 2018-2019)
Paper: CC-l
[\{athematical Physics - I]
Full Marks : 50

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Candidates are required to give their answ'ers in their own words

as far as practicable.

Answer question no. I and any four questions from the rest.

I. Answer any five questions : 2x5

(a) -traluate Lt
.';t .
ttcrt.ts.
(b) Plot schenrati;,ri.\
-.tl l:-" \ s. r lor 0 <.t" < :c.
(c) Find whether vectors Z? +S|+ZE,? + i + t and, 4i -2j arelinearly independent.
(d) Find the Taylor series expansion of inr., about .r - l.
(e) Determine Wronskian of the two solutions to the follo*ing differential equation

x4rr^3r8^
y -tx y - I l=u.

(0 Find the eigenr alues

(
ol the matrix ' _ _
r) t
I ]

(g) Prove that the eigenr alue ol a skeu U.rlrltiun matrix is purely imaginary.

2. (a) Plot the function.it.r ) - rl and its l-rrst derivative.

(b) Find the constant term ir.r the erpan:ion of I .rl * +'lu
I r'-,r
(c) Check whether df: (3x2 - 3ay)dx + (312 - 3ax)dy is an exact differential.
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(d) Find the series expansion of Mention its interr.al of convergence. 2+2+2+(2+2)
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(d) Consider

-r
t11
(r)
slnl | ,t+0
(r) = I - nl
"f \x,/
0 x:0
Find out the condition on //7 and ir so that -f (.r) is drff'erentiable at ,r : 0. 4

3. (a) Solre the equation :

d siny dx + (c, + l)cos y dy :0

(b) Check whether the function sin x, er and e-r are linearly independent or not.
(c) A rectangular box open at the top is to have a volume of 32 cc. Find the dimensions of the bor that
requires minimum surface area for its construction. 3+3+4

4. (a) Find the directional derivative of O: x2y*rz at (1,2,-l) in the direction of i=2?_ Zi+k.
(b) If i * F = +.ri -:ri+ ,ri th"n find c.
(c) Consider t\\o vector tlelds i =:, ? _ Zy, i-y't and F2=y? -*i. Which of the above is a
conservative field? For the non-conservative field, calculate the work done if it acts on an object
moving from (-1, -1) to (1, i) along the straight line joining the two points. 3+2+(2+3)

s. (a) -{ fluid motion is given b1' r: = { r - : )i + (: - .- )j - ( t - ., )[ . Shorv that the motion is imotational and
hence t-rnd the velocity porenrial.
(b) Use Green's theorem to eraluate

$ i,
,: - r : rd.- ..rldr l

where c is the triangle with vertices (0,0), (1,0) and (1,2).

(c) Evaluate rvhere 1=r.or2y i +xz j+rsin2 yt ou", the surface of a sphere with centre
ll,l.as
at the origin and of radius 3 unit. 3+4+3

6. (a) The matrices.4 and B satisfy (AB)r-B-1,q:0. prove that if ,B is orthogonal, then I is
anti- slTnmetric.

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(b) Find out the eigenvalues and normalized eigenvectors of the matrix , =(' *0 ) . Find out
[0 1r'
Mn u,here'n' is a positir.e integer.
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(c) Explain whether the inverse of the following matrix exists lt ) ol 2+(l+2+2)+3
l.; ; o)

7. (a) If A2:A, then show that eoA:n+@e_ l)A

0 a b
(b) Given l: -a 0 c ; what can you comment on the nature of eigenvalues of I without solving
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the characteristic equation.

(c) Show that two similar matrices have the same characteristic polynomial.
(d) Show that for a orthogonal matrix, each column is orthogonal to other ones /-_tJtJ
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2022
PHYSICS TIONOURS
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[For Syllabus : 2019-2020 & 2018-20191
Paper : CC-Z
(Mechanics)
Full Marks : 50

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Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words

as far as practicable.

Answer question no. I atd uny four from the rest.

1. Answer anyJive questions ; 2x5

(a) Show that Newton's laws of motioa remain invariant under Galilean transformation.

(b) A particle moves under the influence of a force F and has an instantaaeous velocity I . Show

that { = F.i , where 7 is the kinetic energy of, the particle.

dt
(c) A parEicle has total energy E and lhe force on it is due to potential fteld V(x). Show that the time
taken by the particle to go &om x, to x, is

_x2
l.v I
1I
ct:r

\zJJr-tr'r
.t
assuming the motion to be one-dimensional and that the particle does not reverse its motion.
(d) What is the rotational period ol a binary sts.r consisting of tu,o equal mass M and separated by a
distance L? lTreal the binarl- siar as a trvo-body system.]
of a particle rnoving under a central force is confined in a plane.
(e) Show that the trajectorl'
(0 Angular momentum and angular relocity of a rigid body are not ahvays parallel. Justify the
statement.
(g) In streamline fiow of Newtonian fluid two sireamlines never intersect.- Explain.

2. (a) If i and $ denote the unit vectors in plane oolar coordinates then,

(i) Prove that i and $ forms an orthogonal co-ordinate system.

(ii) Show that i = $ $ and 0=-Ol

(iii) Express the acceleration iO in the plane polar co-ordinate system.
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(b) Set up the equation of motion for a particle falling under constant gravity with a resistive force
that is proportional to its velocity. Find out the velocity as a function of time assuming that the
body starts from rest. Comment on the motion after a large time. (2+2+2)+(1+2+1)

3 (a) Show that for conser,,ative lbrce F(f ) the relation curl F(f):0 holds.

(b) The components of a force in the xy plane are :

F': *3 +
'Y2
- : \,3 , r.\.
r,. .: I.
Co-prrt. the work done in a dispiacement from the point (1, 1) to (2, 2) along the follorving paths
(i) a straight line from (1, 1) to (2, 2)
(ii) a straight line from (1, 1) to (1,2) lbllowed by another straight line from (1,2)to (2,2)
Could the force field be conservative?

(c) A particle of mass m atrest at (a,0,0) is subject to a force ,:-\f where k is a constant.
x
Find the time taken by the particle to reach the origin. 2+(2+2)+4

4 (a) A frame of reference S' rotates with uniform angular velocity 6 with respect to a stationary
frame S having common origin. Establish the identity,
cl ci'
i=- * r,
(b) Hence, obtain expression for centrifugal force and coriolis force for the motion of a particle rvith
respect to the rotating frame.
(c) A particle of mass ill is dropped verticall)'lrom a height 'ft' on north pole. What is the expected
deflection ofthe particle due to coriolis force? 4+4+2

s. (a) Define moment of inertia and principal axis of a rigid body.

(b) Three particles each of mass m are sifitated at (a,0, 0,), (0, a,0) and (0, 0, a). Set up the principal
axes of the system and calculate the principal moments of inertia.

(c) A rigid body rotates about an axis having direction cosines (1, m, n) with angular velocity d . Show

that the kinetic energy of rotation of the body is, Z = , where 4, -, r, i, the moment of
'II',*nlr'
inertia of the body about the axis of rotation. ,*O*O

6. (a) Prove that if the centre of mass of a system of particles remains at rest, the total angular momentum
of the system of particles about'any'point is the same and is equal to the angular momentum
about the fixed centre of mass.
(b) Ifthe density of the material within a spherical body varies inversely as the distance from the
centre, show that the gravitational field inside is the same everywhere. 5+5
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7 (a) Set up Euler's equation of hydrodl,namics for an incompressible fluid.

(b) Use the relation F =-Vp for a fluid at rest (where the symbols have their usual meanings) to
establish Archimedes principle.
(c) Water flou,s through a horizontal tapering tube of circular cross section, the diameter of the entrance
and exit ends being 10 cm and 7.5 cm respectively. The pressure difference at two ends is
10 cm of mercury. W-hat is the rate of flow of rvater throush the tube? 4+3+3