Quantum Mechanics - I
Quantum Mechanics - I
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Vision and Mission
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Mission:
➢ Focus on evaluation of learning outcomes and motivate students to
inculcate research aptitude by project based learning.
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Content
• Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
• Important questions.
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
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Dual Nature of Light and De Broglie Hypothesis
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Wave Function (Ψ) and Basic Postulates
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SchrÖdinger's Wave Equations
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Physical Significance of wavefunction (Ψ) and its properties
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Suggested Reference Books & links from
NPTEL/IIT/RTU Plateforms
References:
1. Quantum Mechanics: Ajoy K. Ghatak and S. Loknathan (TMH)
2. Quantum Mechanics: Schiff (Tata McGraw Hill)
3. Engineering Physics: Malik and Singh (Tata McGraw Hill)
4. Engineering Physics: S. Mani Naidu (Pearson Education)
5. Concept of Modern Phyiscs: A. Baiser (Tata McGraw Hill)
6. Engineering Physics : Y. C. Bhatt (Ashirwad Publications)
7. Engineering Physics : S. K. Sharma (Genius Publication)
8. Engineering Physics: D. K. Bhattacharya (Oxford Higher Education)
Suggested Links:
1. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/115/102/115102023/
2. https://youtu.be/R-x9KdNjQmo (a video lecture by Prof. Ajoy Ghatak IITD)
3. https://youtu.be/w7Wf3Wr0guA (a video lecture by Prof. Ajoy Ghatak IITD)
4. https://www.youtu.be/ZFUnPwNRUWA (a video lecture by Prof. P.
Balakrishnan IIT Madras)
5. https://youtu.be/NfkJKIoExYo (a video lecture by Prof. Ajoy Ghatak IITD)
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Important Questions
1. Explain matter waves.
2. Describe Heisenberg's uncetainity principal and apply it to explain non existance of
electron in nucleus.
3. What is a wave function? Give its physical significance.
4. Explain the following terms
➢ Normalized and orthogonalized wave function
➢ Hamiltonian Operator
5. Derive the Schrödinger time dependent and time independent one dimensional
wave equation.
6. Show that the expectatin value of the position ˂x˃ of a particle trapped in a box of
width L is independent of the quantum state.
7. An electron is moving with speed 225 m/s with an accuracy of 0.001%. Calculate
the uncertainity in its position.
8. Compute the de-Broglie wavelength of a proton whose kinetic energy is equal to
the rest energy of an electron. Mass of a proton is 1836 times the mass of the
electron.
9. Prove that the eigen functions of a particle moving in one dimenntional box are
orthogonal.
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Thank You
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