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NPTEL Syllabus
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
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Overview of the Course
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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
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Experiments depicting wave nature of material particles
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Wave function of material particles, Born interpretation, Delta function and plane wave functions, wave packets
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Heisenberg uncertainty principle
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Operators and physical quantities, Operator mathematics
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Eigenvalues, eigenfunctions and measurement
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Schrodinger Equation
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Energy time uncertainty
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Motion of wave packet
Statistical physics
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Probability current
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Boundary conditions on wave functions, Energy levels and energy eigen functions in Deep square well potential
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2-D box potential, density of states for 1-D and 2-d box potential
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Finite square well potential
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Quantum well, heterojunction
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Linear harmonic oscillator
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Step potential, Potential barrier
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Field emission, STM
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Angular Momentum, Spin
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3-D problems, central potential
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Hydrogen atom wave functions
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Identical particles in classical and quantum descriptiion
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Maxwell Bolzmann statistics
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Dilute gas, Molar heat capacity
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Quantum Statistics, a gas of non interacting Bosons
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Blackbody Radiation
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Bose Einstein condensation
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Distribution function in Fermi Dirac Statistics
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A gas of non interacting electrons
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Condensed Matter Physics
Nuclear Physics
Heat capacity of a metal
Band Theory of Solids
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Applications in electronic and optical properties of metals, semiconductors and carbon structures
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p-n junctions and heterosturcture
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Two dimensional gas of electrons and their use in semiconductor heterostructure applications
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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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