PH131xH: Modern Physics (2-1-0-3)

Theory of Relativity: Postulates of special theory of relativity; The Michelson-Morley experiment; Time dilation; Doppler effect; Length contraction; Velocity addition; Mass and energy; Energy and Momentum; Particle properties of waves: Electromagnetic waves; Blackbody radiation; Photoelectric effect; X-rays; X-ray diffraction; Compton effect; Pair production; Wave properties of particles: De Broglie waves; Describing a matter wave; Phase and Group velocities; Particle diffraction; Particle in a box; Uncertainty principle; Concept of wave function. Structure of Atom: Rutherford scattering; Bohr’s Atomic model; Energy levels and spectra; Correspondence principle; Nuclear mass effect on spectral lines; Sommerfeld’s model, Atomic excitation; Basic mechanism of Laser.

Texts:

1. Arthur Beiser, Concepts of Modern Physics, McGraw Hill, Eigth Ed. (2024).
2. Robert Eisberg and Robert Resnick, Quantum Physics, Wiley India Private Ltd. (2006).