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2023
PHYSICS HONOURS
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Paper: DSCC-I
(Basic Physics-I)
Full Marks : 75

figures in the margin indicate full marks.

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Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words

as far as practicable.

Answer question no. I and any jive questions, taking at least one question from euch Group

1. Answer any jive questions : J

(a) Sketch schematically the function f (x): l, IP (where B is a parameter) in a single plot for
differentvaluesofB:y2,l,2,intherange-l<x<*l.ForwhichoftheabovevaluesofBis
function differentiable at the origin?
(b) If dxfi=i andd.E=@, express f in terms of A,6,@ anO lal.
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(c) Expand
*- in a Taylor series about the point x: l.

(d) Solve the differential equation

'dx 0 +2v = *2 .

(e) Aparlicle moves in 2-dimensions on the ellipse : x2 + 4y2: l. At a particular instant, it is at the
(x, y): (2,1) and the x-component of its velocity is 2 (in suitable units). Find the y-component
its velocity at that instant.
(D Show that the centre of mass of a system of particles is unique.
(g) Show that the areal velocity of a particle moving in x-y plane under a central force is
(h) A horizontally placed hollow tube has a cross-sectional area A at the beginning of the tube
gradually tapers off to ! at the end. An incompressible, ideal fluid of density p enters the
with a velocity v at the beginning of the tube. What is the difference in pressure at the two
of the tube?

Group - A

cos
nx
2, (a) Evaluate lim
1

2
x-+0 x

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(b) Consider a function f(x):Ae-bwith the constraint ,'rO*:1. xhas the dimension

length. Using dimensional analysis, find dimension of A in terms of 1".

(c) Examine whether the differential equation x(* + Zy2) d* + y (2*2 + y2) dy: 0 is exact. Solve
equation, if exact.

(d) Given that x"(t) - 4x'(t) + 4x(t): 0 with rc(g) : 1 and x'(0) : 0, find o"t ,(-]), where '
derivative with respect to l. 2+3+(l

3 (a) Using the summation convention and Levi-Civita symbol, show that i (7,.E)= o

(b) If 7 is an irrotational vector field, show that trxf is solenoidal.

(c) Given that <D (x,y, r): xy + sin z, find iO at(t,Z,ln). Uo* fast is (D increasing in the
of ai $i at(t,2,\x)t
(d) Prove that for any closed surface S. 3+3+(2+l
#rrS=Q

4. (a) Calculate lln"A.aS, where i=-yi+4 and S is the open surface area of
,s

*+y2+22:a2,220.
(b) Find the expression of $ in terms of plane polar coordinates.
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(c) Suppose a particle is moving along a trajectory given by r: ct,0: f) l, where c and O are
constants. Find the velocity and acceleration vectors of the particle at time r

Group - B

5 (a) A particle of mass m is fallingunder gravity in presence of a drag force - yv, where v is the
and y( > 0) is a constant.
(i) Set up the equation of motion of the particle.
(ii) Find the speed v(t) at a later time r assuming v(r:0):0.
(iii) Show that v(r -+*)=ff.
(rg Plot v(r) against /.
(v) From the expression of v(r) obtained, recover the familiar expression of speed in
drag-free case.
(b) A particle is moving on a circular path with a constant speed a. Find the magnitude of the
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6 (a) A particle moves in 1-dimension in a potential V(x)havng a local minima at x6. Show that for
displacements around ng, the particle behaves like a harmonic oscillator.
(b) A particle of mass m is moving in the region x > 0 under the influence of the

fl,x
u@):rJs( -f-
JC[ ), whe.e Us and cr are positive constants. (i) Find the force acting on the
(ii) Find the positions of equilibrium and identify the stable one. (iii) Find the frequency of
oscillation about this point.
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(c) Show that for a particle moving in a conservative force field F, the integral
I F.dF =Tz-
1

where 7 is the kinetic energy of the particle. 4+(l+2+l

7. (a) The position vector of a at any instant of time / is given

moving particle
,=(z+zt2)i+st2i+tt.Findtheforce F,torque fr andangularmomentum Z of theparti

about the origin. Hence, verify that fr = *.

(b) For a system of particles, show that the angular momentum about a point is equal to the

momentum of a single particle of total mass M situated at the centre of mass

Z*,
with the angular momentum of the system of particles about the centre of mass.
(l+2+2+1

8. (a) A particle is thrown from the Earth's surface with speed u = W, where M and R are

and radius of the Earth respectively. What will be the nature of the orbit of the particle?
(b) Find the central force for which the orbit is given by r:keae,whete a and k are
(c) A planet of mass ru moves around the Sun of mass M. The nearest and the farthest distance
the planet from the Sun are a and b respectively. Find the magnitude of the angular
of the planet around the Sun in terms of m, M, a, b and G, where G is the gravitational
(d) A ball moving with speed of 9 m/s strikes an identical stationary ball such that after the
the direction of each ball makes an angle 30" with the original line of motion. Find the speeds
two balls after collision. Is the kinetic energy conserved in this collision?

9 (a) Set up the equation of continuity expressing local conservation of mass, in the context of
motion.
(b) Explain Newtonian liquid and non-Newtonian liquid with one example in each case.

(c) (, Establish Euler's equation for an ideal fluid moving in the presence of gravity.
(i, Hence, deduce that in a fluid at rest, the pressure difference between two points inside
fluid, separated by a vertical height h is hpg, where p is the density of the fluid and 1S

acceleration due to gravity. 3+(2+l