Course Bulletin - for Batch Year 2003 *Physics 2 Yr M.Sc * * Specialization : None * * Second Year * * Second Semester * * Core Course* PH 504 Quantum Electronics 6.0 PH 598 Project (the 20 credits includes PH 597 also) 15.0 * Departmental Elective* EE 432 Special Semiconductor Devices 6.0 EP 408 Methods in Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics 6.0 EP 422 Photonics II 6.0 PH 506 Molecular Physics 10.0 PH 508 Theoretical Nuclear Physics 6.0 PH 522 Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics 6.0 PH 540 Elementary Particle Physics 6.0 PH 542 Non-linear Dynamics 6.0 PH 810 Advanced Simulation Techniques in Physics 8.0 * Departmental Elective* EE 432 Special Semiconductor Devices 6.0 EP 408 Methods in Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics 6.0 EP 422 Photonics II 6.0 PH 506 Molecular Physics 10.0 PH 508 Theoretical Nuclear Physics 6.0 PH 522 Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics 6.0 PH 540 Elementary Particle Physics 6.0 PH 542 Non-linear Dynamics 6.0 PH 810 Advanced Simulation Techniques in Physics 8.0 * Departmental Elective* EP 408 Methods in Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics 6.0 EP 422 Photonics II 6.0 PH 506 Molecular Physics 10.0 PH 508 Theoretical Nuclear Physics 6.0 PH 522 Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics 6.0 PH 540 Elementary Particle Physics 6.0 PH 542 Non-linear Dynamics 6.0 PH 810 Advanced Simulation Techniques in Physics 8.0 Course Contents Course Bulletin - for Batch Year 2003 *Physics 2 Yr M.Sc * * Specialization : None * * Second Year * * Second Semester * *Course Code: * EE 432 *Title: * Special Semiconductor Devices *Credits: * 6.0 *Pre-requisite: * *Description: * *Text/References: * *Course Code: * EP 408 *Title: * Methods in Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics *Credits: * 6.0 *Pre-requisite: * *Description: * *Text/References: * *Course Code: * EP 422 *Title: * Photonics II *Credits: * 6.0 *Pre-requisite: * *Description: * *Text/References: * *Course Code: * PH 504 *Title: * Quantum Electronics *Credits: * 6.0 *Pre-requisite: * *Description: * Nature of light, wave propagation in dielectric media, wave guides and optical fibers, interaction of light with matter, semiclassical theory of radiation, laser resonators and Gaussian beams, solid state lasers, molecular and atomic gas lasers, semiconductor lasers and free electron laser. Non-linear optical frequency conversion, phase conjugation and optical bistability, applications of lasers. *Text/References: * O. Svalto , Principles of Laser Physics, Plenum, 1982. A.Yariv , Quantum Electronics, II Edition, 1975. M. Sargent , M.O. Scully and W.E. Laurh Laser Physics, McGraw Hill, 1974. Haken, H. : Light Vol. 1 and 2, North Holland, 1984. Shimoda, A. : Introduction to Laser Physics, Springer, 1984. Maitland, A. and M.H. Dunn Laser Physics, North Holland, 1969. *Course Code: * PH 506 *Title: * Molecular Physics *Credits: * 10.0 *Pre-requisite: * *Description: * Observed molecular spectra (Experimental details and special features in different spectral regions). Separation of nuclear and electronic motion. Rigid and non-rigid rotation of linear, symmetric and asymmetric top rotors. Harmonic and anharmonic vibrations, Group theory and its applications in molecular physics, vibrational-rotational interaction in simple cases. Special cases : inversion doubling, internal rotation, etc. Electronic states and transitions. Coupling of rotational and electronic motion in diatomic molecules. Molecular orbital and valence bond theories. Quantitative treatment of H2 + ion and H2 molecule and discussion of other diatomic molecules. Directed valency and molecular structure. Bond properties from MO treatment of polyatomic molecules including . n- electron systems. Ligand field spectra. Vibrational spectra of crystals. *Text/References: * G. Herzberg, Molecular Spectroscopy and Molecular Structure, Vol. I,II and III Van Nostrand. H. Eyring, J. Wolter and G.E. Kimball, Quantum Chemistry, Wiley. C.A. Coulson, Valence 2nd Edition, Oxford. *Course Code: * PH 508 *Title: * Theoretical Nuclear Physics *Credits: * 6.0 *Pre-requisite: * *Description: * Irreducible tensor analysis. Deuteron problem. Nucleon-nucleon scattering. Effective range theory. Scattering at medium and high energies. The nucleon-nucleon interaction. Nuclear shell model. Collective model and deformed nuclei. Electromagnetic transitions. Beta decay. Nuclear reaction theory. Optical model. Direct reactions. *Text/References: * M. A. Preston and R.K. Bhaduri, Structure of the nucleus, Addison-Wesley. C.S. Wu and S.A. Moszkowski, Beta Decay Interscience, N.Y. D.F. Jackson, Nuclear Reactions, Methuen Co. *Course Code: * PH 522 *Title: * Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics *Credits: * 6.0 *Pre-requisite: * *Description: * Elementary theory of groups and their representation, application solid state physics. Electronic state in solids. Hartree and Hartree-Fock approximation. Free electron, exchange, pseudopotential theory. Cohesive energy of simple metals. Energy bands and their symmetries. Magnetism: Heisenberg exchange and magnetic ordering, magnetic resonance and relaxation. Superconductivity: Microscopic theory, Josephson effect, flux quantization. *Text/References: * W. Harrison, Solid State Theory Tata McGraw Hill. N. Ashcroft and N.D. Mermin, Solid State Physics, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. J. Ziman, Principles in the Theory of Solids, Cambridge. *Course Code: * PH 540 *Title: * Elementary Particle Physics *Credits: * 6.0 *Pre-requisite: * *Description: * Phenomenology of strong and weak interactions. Conserved quantum numbers. Leptons, nucleons and mesons. Partial conservation of axial current. Non-abelian gauge theories.Spontaneous breaking of global and local symmetries. The Higgs mechanism. Weinberg Salam Theory. Quantum Chromodynamics.Accelerator experiments and detectors. Low energy and non-accelerator experiments. Questions beyond the Standard model. Unification proposals. *Text/References: * F. Halzen and A.D. Martin, Quarks and Leptons, John Wiley, 1984 G. Kane, Modern Elementary Particle Physics, Addison Wesley, 1987 K. Huang, Quarks, Leptons and Gauge Fields, World Scientific, *Course Code: * PH 542 *Title: * Non-linear Dynamics *Credits: * 6.0 *Pre-requisite: * *Description: * *Text/References: * *Course Code: * PH 598 *Title: * Project (the 20 credits includes PH 597 also) *Credits: * 15.0 *Pre-requisite: * *Description: * *Text/References: * *Course Code: * PH 810 *Title: * Advanced Simulation Techniques in Physics *Credits: * 8.0 *Pre-requisite: * 0 *Description: * Basic Numerical Methods and Classical Simulations : Review of differentiation, integration (quadrature), and finding roots. Integration of ordinary differential equations. Monte Carlo simulations, applications to classical spin systems. Classical Molecular Dynamics. Quantum Simulations : Time-independent Schrodinger equation in one dimension (radial or linear equations). Scattering from a spherical potential; Born Approximation; Bound State solutions. Single particle time-dependent Schrodinger equations. Hartree-Fock Theory : restricted and unrestricted theory applied to atoms. Schrodinger equation in a basis: Matrix operations, variational properties; applications of basis functions for atomic, molecular, solid-state and nuclear calculations. Mini-projects on different fields of physics, e.g., Thermal simulations of matter using Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics; Many-Interacting-Particle Problems on Hubbard and Anderson model for electrons using Lanczos method (exact diagonalisation) for the lowest states; Quantum Monte Carlo methods; Computational methods for Lattice field theories; Microscopic mean-field theories (Hartree-Fock, Bogoliubov and relativistic mean-field); methods in nuclear many-body problems. *Text/References: * S. J. Chapman, Introduction to Fortran 90 and 95,McGraw Hill, Int. Ed. 1998. S. E. Koonin and D. C. Meredith, Computational Physics, Addison-Wesley, 1990. Tao Pang, An Introduction to Computationl Physics, Cambridge Univ Press, 1997. R. H. Landau and M. J. P. Mejia, Computational Physics, John Wiley, 1997. J. M. Thijssen, Computational Physics, Cambridge Univ Press, 1999. K. H. Hoffmann and M. Schreiber, Computational Physics, Springer, 1996.