Physics-VI

SYLLABUS- B.Sc. PHYSICS-VI, RELATIVISTIC MECHANICS
B.Sc. Physics VI Semester; I Paper
Unit-I- Foundation of Special theory of Relativity
Frames of reference,
Unit-II- Consequences of Lorentz Transformations
Length contraction, Time dilation, Velocity transformations and Law of velocity addition, Variation of mass with
velocity, Relativistic energy and mass energy equivalence, Concept of four vector, Examples of position and
momentum four vectors.
Unit-III- Electromagnetic waves
Maxwell’s equations in differential and integral forms, Electromagnetic energy and Poynting theorem , Wave
equations, Plane electromagnetic waves in free space, Maxwell’s equations for isotropic, nonisotropic and dielectric
medium, Plane Electromagnetic wave in Conducting and non-conducting (dielectric) medium
Unit-IV- Relativity of Electromagnetism
Notations for Four- vectors, space and light like separations, Energy-Momentum Four Vector, Four vector potential,
electromagnetic field tensor, Lorentz invariance, Lorentz force, covariant form of Maxwell’s equations, four vector
formulation of current and continuity equation.
SUBATOMIC PHYSICS
B.Sc. Physics VI Semester; II Paper
Unit-I- Elements of Nucleus
Basic Properties of Nuclei, Mass, Radii, Charge, Nuclear structure, Stability and Binding Energy, Liquid drop model
and Semi empirical mass formula.
Unit-II- Radioactivity
Discovery of Radioactivity, Properties of , and rays, Artificial nuclear transmutation, Soddy Fajan’s displacement
law, Law of radioactive disintegration, half-life and mean life, Radioactive dating (carbon dating).
Unit-III- Elementary Particles
History and Classification of Elementary particles on the basis of mass, Fundamental interactions, Lepton and
Baryon number, Conservation laws, Concept of Iso-spin, hypercharge and Strangeness, basic idea of quarks.
Unit-IV- Nuclear Devices
Particle accelerators; Van de Graff generators, Cyclotron, linear accelerator, Particle detectors, Ionization chamber,
Proportional counter and Geiger Muller counter.
B.Sc. Physics VI Semester; III Paper
Unit-I- Feedback Amplifier
Classifications, Negative feedback and its advantages, Feedback amplifiers (voltage and current), Positive feedback
and its advantages.
Unit-II- Oscillators
RC phase shift Oscillator, Wien bridge Oscillator, Hartley Oscillator, Colpit Oscillator, Tuned base oscillator, Tuned
diode oscillator,
Truth Tables, OR, AND, NOT, XOR, XNOR, Universal (NOR and NAND) Gates, Adder and Subtractor.