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The proposed course is a first exposure to the concepts and basic tools of quantum ... Quantum Physics 2nd Edition by H C Verma, Surya Publications,.
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Modern Physics - Video course COURSE OUTLINE The proposed course is a first exposure to the concepts and basic tools of quantum mechanics which allows the students to explore many areas of applications from astrophysics, particle physics to semiconductors and electronic materials. In the second half the emphasis is on applications with special focus on applications to condensed matter physics and two state models of important systems.

COURSE DETAIL A video course shall consist of 40 or more lectures with 1 hour duration per lecture. Module

Lecture

Overview of the Course

1

Topic

From Rutherford to modern era

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Physics Pre-requisites: Physics and Mathematics at Plus-2 level. Additional Reading: Concepts of modern Physics, Beiser.

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Dual nature of light, YDSE at low intensity

Measurement on Quantum Systems

Coordinators: Prof. H.C. Verma Department of PhysicsIIT Kanpur Prof. Y.N. Mohapatra Department of PhysicsIIT Kanpur

Basic Quantum Mechanics

4

Experiments depicting wave nature of material particles

5

Wave function of material particles, Born interpretation, Delta function and plane wave functions, wave packets

6

Heisenberg uncertainty principle

7

Operators and physical quantities, Operator mathematics

8

Eigenvalues, eigenfunctions and measurement

9

Schrodinger Equation

10

Energy time uncertainty

11

Motion of wave packet

Statistical physics

12

Probability current

13

Boundary conditions on wave functions, Energy levels and energy eigen functions in Deep square well potential

14

2-D box potential, density of states for 1-D and 2-d box potential

15

Finite square well potential

16

Quantum well, heterojunction

17

Linear harmonic oscillator

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Step potential, Potential barrier

19

Field emission, STM

20

Angular Momentum, Spin

21

3-D problems, central potential

22

Hydrogen atom wave functions

23

Identical particles in classical and quantum descriptiion

24

Maxwell Bolzmann statistics

25

Dilute gas, Molar heat capacity

26

Quantum Statistics, a gas of non interacting Bosons

27

Blackbody Radiation

28

Bose Einstein condensation

29

Distribution function in Fermi Dirac Statistics

30

A gas of non interacting electrons

31

Condensed Matter Physics

Nuclear Physics

Heat capacity of a metal

Band Theory of Solids

31-33

Applications in electronic and optical properties of metals, semiconductors and carbon structures

34-35

p-n junctions and heterosturcture

36

Two dimensional gas of electrons and their use in semiconductor heterostructure applications

37-42

Lasers, Maser

References: 1. Modern Physics by Kenneth Krane, John Wiley and sons. 2. Quantum Physics 2nd Edition by H C Verma, Surya Publications, Ghaziabad. A joint venture by IISc and IITs, funded by MHRD, Govt of India

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