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M. Sc. (Physics) (MSCPH)

Term-End Examination

June, 2024

MPH-001 : MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN

PHYSICS

Time : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 50

Note : Attempt any five questions. Marks are

indicated against each question. Symbols

have their usual meanings. You may use

calculator.

1. The expression for Bessel function of the first

kind of order m is given by : 10

 2k  m
1 x
Jm ( x )   (–1)k
k !  (m  k  1) 2
 
k 0

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Using this relation, show that :


2 1/2
J1/2 ( x )  x sin x

and
2 1/2
J –1/2 ( x )  x cos x

2. (a) The Helmholtz equation in Cartesian


coordinates is :

 2 2 2 
 2  2  2  f ( x , y, z )  p2 f ( x , y, z )  0 .
 x y z 

Reduce this equation into three ODEs. 5


(b) Using the generating function for Legendre
polynomials : 5

1
g( x , t )    Pn ( x )tn
1  2tx  t 2 n0

obtain the recurrence relation


(2n  1)  Pn ( x )  (n  1)Pn 1( x )  n Pn1( x )

3. (a) Show that the vectors : 5


     1 
 
 1
 V1 , V2  , V1  1 , V2  1  
form a basis in R2, the vector space of two-
dimensional vectors.
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(b) A rotation about origin by an angle  of the


orthogonal axes in a plane leads to the
transformation of coordinates (of the same
point) with respect to the two sets of axes
by :

 x    cos  sin   x 
 y   sin  cos   y 

Show that this transformation matrix is


orthogonal. Show that any 2 × 2 orthogonal
matrix has this form. 5

4. For the real symmetric matrix : 2+5+3

cos  sin  0 
sin   cos  0 
 0 0 1

obtain (i) eigenvalues, (ii) orthonormal eigen-


vectors, and (iii) diagonalizing matrix.

5. Show that in polar form, the Cauchy-Riemann


equations can be written as : 10

u 1 v v 1 u
 and 
r r  r r 

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6. Using the method of residues, obtain the value


of the following integral : 10

 dx
0 x4 1

7. (a) Using the method of Laplace transforms,


solve the initial value problem : 7
y  2 y  5 y  0; y(0)  1, y(0)  7

(b) Obtain the Fourier transform of the single


square pulse represented by the
function : 3


f ( x )  1 |x |  1
0 |x | 1

8. (a) Construct the multiplication table for the


group of permutations of {1, 2, 3}. 5

(b) What is an Abelian group ? Explain with


an example. 5

MPH–001

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