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Re: MSC In IIT Guwahati

On your concern buddy I will help you here to get the information about MSC Physics program of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati so that you can check it easily.

The department of physics started a two year Master of Science (Physics) Program in 2000. This program is designed with equal emphasis on both classroom lectures and laboratory training with modern equipments.

A record number of fifteen out of twenty passing out M. Sc. students have qualified GATE/NET/JEST examinations in national level.

A large fraction of M. Sc. passed out students find their places for higher studies in various prestigious institutes/universities all over the world.

Admission process
The admission to our two year MSc (Physics) program is through Joint Admission test to M. Sc. (JAM ) conducted by all IITs.

Here is the program structure

SEMESTER-I

Mathematical Physics I
Classical Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics I
Computer Programming
Electronics
Electronics Laboratory

SEMESTER-II
Mathematical Physics II
Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics II
Numerical Methods and Computational Physics
Electrodynamics I
General Physics Laboratory I

SEMESTER-III

Electrodynamics II
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Solid State Physics
Nuclearand Particle Physics
Measurement Techniques
General Physics Laboratory II

SEMESTER-IV
Advanced Physics Laboratory
Project
Elective-I
Elective-II
Elective-II

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati MSC Physics Syllabus
New Syllabus for M.Sc. programme (Semester I)
PH401: Mathematical Physics I (2-1-0-6)
Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces, subspaces, linear independence, spans, basis, dimensions, linear
transformations, image and kernel, rank and nullity, change of basis, similarity transformation, inner
product spaces, orthonormal sets, Gram-Schmidt procedure, dual space, eigenvalues and
eigenvectors, Hilbert space; Ordinary and Partial Differential equations: Series solution-Frobenius
method, Sturm-Liouville equations; Special functions: Legendre, Hermite, Laguerre and Bessel
functions, method of separation of variables for wave equations in cartesian and curvilinear
coordinates, Green’s function and its applications;Integral transformations: Laplace transformations
and applications to differential equations
Texts:
1. G.B.Arfken, H.J.Weber and F.E. Harris, Mathematical Methods for Physicists, Seventh
Edition, Academic Press(2012)
2. S. Andrilli & D.Hecker, Elementary Linear Algebra, Academic Press (2006)
References:
1. M.L.Boas, Mathematical Methods in Physical Sciences, John Wiley & Sons (2005)
2. S. Lang, Introduction to Linear Algebra, Second Edition, Springer (2012)
3. E.A. Coddington, Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations, Prentice Hall of India (1989)
4. I. Sneddon, Elements of Partial Differential Equations, McGraw Hill
5. T. Lawson, Linear Algebra, John Wiley & Sons (1996)
6. P. Dennery & A. Krzywicki, Mathematics for Physicists, Dover Publications (1996)
PH403: Classical Mechanics (3-1-0-8)
D’Alembert’s principle and Lagrange equation: Generalized coordinates, principle of virtual work,
D’Alembert’s principle, Lagrangian formulation and simple applications, Variational principle and
Lagrange equation: Hamilton’s principle, Lagrange equation from Hamilton’s principle, Extension to
non-Holonomic systems, Lagrange multipliers, symmetry and conservation laws;Central force
problem: Two body problem in central force, Equations of motion, effective potential energy, nature of
orbits, Virial theorem, Kepler’s problem, condition for closure of orbits, scattering in a central force
field, centre of mass and laboratory frame;Rotating frame: Angular velocity, Lagrange equation of
motion, inertial forces;Rigid body motion: kinetic energy, momentum of inertia tensor; angular
momentum, Euler angles, heavy symmetrical top, Euler equations, stability conditions; Hamiltonian
formulation: Legendre transformations, Hamilton’s equations, symmetries and conservation laws in
Hamiltonian picture, Hamilton’s principle, canonical transformations, Poisson brackets, Hamilton-
Jacobi theory, action-angle variables; Small-oscillations: Eigenvalue problem, frequencies of free
vibrations and normal modes, forced vibrations, dissipation;Classical field theory: Lagrangian and
Hamiltonian formulation of continuous system.
Texts
1. H. Goldstein, C. P. Poole and J. Safko, Classical Mechanics, 3rd Edition, Pearson (2012).
References
1. N. C. Rana and P. S. Joag, Classical Mechanics, Tata Mcgraw Hill (2001).
2. L. Landau and E. Lifshitz, Mechanics, Oxford (1981).
3. S. N. Biswas, Classical Mechanics, Books and Allied (P) Ltd.,Kolkata (2004) .
4. F. Scheck, Mechanics, Springer (1994).
PH405: Quantum Mechanics I (3-1-0-8)
Overview of linear vector spaces: Inner product space, operators, expectation values of physical
variables, bases, Dirac notation, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, commutation relations, Hilbert space;
Postulates of Quantum Mechanics: Wave particle duality, wavefunction and its relation to the state
vector, probability and probability current density, conservation of probability, equation of continuity,
density matrix; Schroedinger equation: Simple potential problems,infinite potential well, step and
barrier potentials, finite potential well and bound states, linear harmonic oscillator, operator algebra of
harmonic oscillator;Three dimensional problems:spherical harmonics, free particle in a spherical
cavity, central potential, Three dimensional harmonic oscillator, degeneracy, Hydrogen atom;Angular
momentum: Commutation relations,spin angular momentum, Pauli matrices, raising and lowering
operators, L-S coupling, Total angular momentum, addition of angular momentum, Clebsch-Gordon
coefficients.
Texts:
1. R. Shankar, Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Springer (India) (2008).
References:
1. J. J. Sakurai, Modern Quantum Mechanics, Pearson Education (2002).
2. K. Gottfried and T-M Yan, Quantum Mechanics: Fundamentals,2nd Ed., Springer (2003).
3. D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Pearson Education (2005).
4. P. W. Mathews and K. Venkatesan, A Textbook of Quantum Mechanics, Tata McGraw
Hill(1995).
5. F. Schwabl, Quantum Mechanics, Narosa (1998).
6. L. Schiff, Quantum Mechanics, Mcgraw-Hill (1968).
7. E. Merzbacher, Quantum Mechanics, John Wiley (Asia) (1999).
8. B. H. Bransden and C. J. Joachain, Quantum Mechanics, Pearson Education 2nd Ed. (2004
PH409: Electronics (3-1-0-8)
Bipolar junction transistor: configurations, small signal amplifier, oscillators; JFET and MOSFET:
characteristics, small signal amplifier; OP-AMP: Differential amplifiers, IC 741 circuits - amplifiers, scalar,
summer, subtractor, comparator, logarithmic amplifiers, Active filters, multiplier, divider, differentiator,
integrator, wave shapers, oscillators. Schmitt trigger; 555 Timer: Astable, monostable and bistable multivibrators,
voltage controlled oscillators; Voltage regulator ICs; Number systems and their inter-conversion;
Boolean algebra; Logic gates; De-Morgan’s theorem; Logic Families: TTL, MOS and CMOS; Combinational
Circuits: Adders, subtractors, Encoder, De-coder, Comparator, Multiplexer, De-multiplexers, Parity generator
and checker; Sequential Circuits: Flip-flops, Registers, Counters, Memories; A/D and D/A conversion. INTEL
8085 microprocessor: Architecture and programming; I/O interfacing using PPI 8255 and 8155; Architectural
evolution in 16-bit, 32-bit and 64-bit microprocessors.
Texts/References:
1. A. S. Sedra and K. C. Smith, Electronics Circuits, (6th Edn), Oxford University Press (2009)
2. R. L. Boylestad and L. Nashelsky, Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory (10th Edn), Prentice Hall (2008)
3. D. P. Leach, A. P. Malvino and G. Saha, Digital Principles and Applications (6th Edn), Tata McGraw Hill
(2007)
4. R. Gaekwad, Op-Amps and Linear Integrated Circuits, Prentice Hall of India (1995).
5. R. S. Gaonkar, Microprocessor Architecture: Programming and Applications with the 8085, Penram India
(1999).
PH411: Electronics Lab (0-0-6-6)
Typical experiments: Half-wave and full-wave rectifiers; voltage regulation using Zener diode and IC 78xx;
Regulated dual voltage power supply using IC 78xx and IC79xx; I/O characteristics of BJT in CB and CE
configuration; Single stage amplifier using a FET; OP-AMP Circuits: Summer, subtractor, differentiator,
integrator and active filters; Colpitts and Wien bridge oscillators; monostable and astable multivibrator using
NE555; Universality of NOR/NAND gates; Verification of De Morgan's theorem, half-adder, full adder,
multiplexers and de-multiplexers; comparators; JK flip-flop, mod-counters; assembly language programming
exercises with INTEL 8085 microprocessor kit; Simple interfacing experiments with 8155/8255.
References:
1. P. B. Zbar and A. P. Malvino, Basic Electronics: a text-lab manual, Tata McGraw Hill (1983).
2. D. P. Leach, Experiments in Digital Principles, McGraw Hill (1986).
3. R. S. Gaonkar, Microprocessor Architecture: Programming and Applications with the 8085, Penram India
(1999).
New Syllabus for M.Sc. programme (Semester 2)
PH402: Mathematical Physics II (2-1-0-6)
Tensors, inner and outer products, contraction, symmetric and antisymmetric tensors, metric tensor,
covariant and contravariant derivatives;Complex Analysis: Functions, derivatives, Cauchy-Riemann
conditions, analytic and harmonic functions, contour integrals, Cauchy-Goursat Theorem Cauchy
integral formula; Series: convergence, Taylor series, Laurent series, singularities, residue theorem,
applications of residue theorem, conformal mapping and application;Group Theory: Groups,
subgroups, conjugacy classes, cosets, invariant subgroups, factor groups, kernels, continuous
groups, Lie groups, generators, SO(2) and SO(3),SU(2), crystallographic point groups.
Texts:
1. J. Brown and R.V.Churchill, Complex Variables and Applications, McGraw-Hill, 8th Edition
(2008)
2. A.W.Joshi, Elements of Group Theory, New Age Int. (2008)
3. A.W.Joshi, Matrices and Tensors in Physics, 3rd Edition, New Age Int. (2005)
References:
1. M.L.Boas, Mathematical Methods in Physical Sciences, John Wiley & Sons (2005)
2. G.B.Arfken, H.J.Weber and F.E. Harris, Mathematical Methods for Physicists, Seventh
Edition, Academic Press (2012)
3. M. Hamermesh, Group Theory and Its Applications to Physical Problems, Dover (1989)
PH404: Statistical Mechanics (3-1-0-8)
Statistical description: macroscopic and microscopic states for classical and quantum systems,
connection between statistics and thermodynamics, entropy, classical ideal gas, entropy of mixing
and Gibb's paradox; Microcanonical Ensemble: Phase space, Liouville's theorem, applications of
ensemble theory to classical and quantum systems; Canonical Ensemble: partition function,
thermodynamics in canonical ensemble, classical systems, ideal gas, energy fluctuation, equipartition
andVirial theorem, system of harmonic oscillators, statistics of paramagnetism, negative temperature;
Grand Canonical Ensemble: equilibrium between a system and a particle-energy reservoir,
partition function, density and energy fluctuation. Formulation of Quantum Statistics: Quantum
mechanical ensemble theory, density matrix,statistics of various ensembles, examples;Theory of
quantum ideal gases: Ideal gas in different quantum mechanical ensembles, identical particles, many
particle wave function, occupation numbers, classical limit of quantum statistics, molecules with
internal motion;Ideal Bose Gas: Bose-Einstein condensation, blackbody radiation, phonons,Helium
II;Ideal Fermi Gas: Pauli paramagnetism, Landau diamagnetism, thermionic and photoelectric
emissions, white dwarfs;Interacting Systems: Models of interacting systems, Ising, Heisenberg and
XY models, Solution of Ising model in one dimension by transfer matrix method.
Texts:
1. R. K. Pathria and P. D. Beale, Statistical Mechanics, 3rd ed. Butterworth-Heinemann (2011).
2. S. R. A. Salinas, Introduction to Statistical Physics, Springer (2004).
References:
1. W. Greiner, L Neise, and H. Stocker, Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Springer
(1994).
2. K. Huang, Statistical Mechanics, John Wiley Asia (2000).
3. L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Statistical Physics, Pergamon (1980).
PH406: Quantum Mechanics II (3-1-0-8)
Perturbation Theory: Non-degenerate and Degenerate cases, Zeeman and Stark effects, induced
electric dipole moment of Hydrogen; Real Hydrogen Atom: relativistic correction, spin-orbit coupling,
hyperfine interaction, Helium atom, Pauli’s exclusion principle, exchange interaction; Schroedinger
equation for a slowly varying potential: WKB approximation, turning points, connection formulae,
derivation of Bohr-Sommerfeld quantization condition, applications of WKB; Variational method: trial
wave function, applications to simple potential problems; Time Dependent Perturbation Theory:
Sinusoidal perturbation, Fermi's Golden Rule;Special topics in radiation theory: semi-classical
treatment of interaction of radiation with matter, Einstein's coefficients, spontaneous and stimulated
emission and absorption, application to lasers; Scattering Theory: Born approximation, scattering
cross section, Greens functions, scattering for different kinds of potentials, applications; Relativistic
quantum mechanics, Lorentz invariance, free particle Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations.
Texts:
1. B. H. Bransden and C. J. Joachain, Quantum Mechanics, Pearson Education 2nd Ed. (2004)
2. R. L. Liboff, Introductory Quantum Mechanics, Pearson Education, 4th Ed. (2003).
References:
1. P. W. Mathews and K. Venkatesan, A Textbook of Quantum Mechanics, Tata McGraw
Hill(1995).
2. F. Schwabl, Quantum Mechanics, Narosa (1998).
3. L. I. Schiff, Quantum Mechanics, Mcgraw-Hill(1968).
4. J. J. Sakurai, Modern Quantum Mechanics, Pearson Education (2002)
5. R. Shankar, Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Springer; 2nd edition (1994).
PH408: Numerical Methods and Computational Physics (2-0-3-7)
Errors: its sources, propagation and analysis;Roots of functions: bisection, Newton-Raphson, secant
method, fixed-point iteration, applications;Linear equations: Gauss and Gauss-Jordan elimination,
Gauss-Seidel, LU decomposition; Eigenvalue Problem: power methods and its applications;Least
square fitting of functions and its applications;Interpolation: Newton’s and Chebyshev polynomials;
Numerical differentiation: forward, backward and centred difference formulae;Numerical integration:
Trapezoidal and Simpson's rule, Gauss-Legendre integration, applications; Solutions of ODE:
initial value problems, Euler's method, second and fourth order Runge-Kutta methods; Boundary
value problems: finite difference method, applications.
Texts:
1. K. E. Atkinson, Numerical Analysis, John Wiley (Asia) (2004).
2. S. C. Chapra and R. P. Canale, Numerical Methods for Engineers, Tata McGraw Hill (2002).
References:
1. J. D. Hoffman, Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists, 2nd ed. CRC Press, Special
Indian reprint (2010).
2. J. H. Mathews, Numerical Methods for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, PrenticeHall
of India (1998).
3. S. S. M. Wong, Computational Methods in Physics, World Scientific (1992).
4. W. H. Press, S. A. Teukolsky, W. T. Verlling and B. P. Flannery, Numerical Recipes in
C,Cambridge (1998).
PH410: Electrodynamics I (3 1 0 8)
Electrostatics: Poisson and Laplace equations, Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions;Boundary
value problems: Method of images, Laplace equation in Cartesian, spherical and cylindrical
coordinate systems, applications; Green function formalism: Green function for the sphere,
expansion of Green function in spherical coordinates; Multipole expansion; Boundary value problems
for dielectrics; Magnetostatics: vector potential, magnetic induction for a circular current carrying loop,
magnetic materials, boundary value problems, Magnetic shielding, magnetic field in conductors;
Electrodynamics: Maxwell’s equations, Gauge transformations, Poynting’s theorem, Energy and
momentum conservation; Electromagnetic waves: wave equation, propagation of
electromagnetic waves in non-conducting medium, reflection and refraction at dielectric interface,
total internal reflection, Goos-Hänchen shift, Brewster's angle, complex refractive index.
Texts:
1. J. D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, John Wiley (Asia) (1999).
References:
1. H J W Muller Kirsten, Electrodynamics, World Scientific (2011).
2. J. R. Reitz and F. J. Millford, Foundation of Electromagnetic Theory, Narosa (1986).
3. W. Greiner, Classical Electrodynamics, Springer (2006).
4. L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Electrodynamics of Continuous Media,
ButterworthHeimemann (1995)
PH412: General Physics I (0-0-6-6)
A typical set of experiments:
Faraday Effect, Magnetic susceptibility of a liquid; Diffraction by grating, Fresnel Bi-prism, Fourier Optics,
Raman Effect, Frank-Hertz experiment, Electrical resistivity of semiconductors, Hall effect in
semiconductors, Study of magnetic hysteresis, Temperature dependent characteristics of p-n junction.
References:
1. R. A. Dunlop, Experimental Physics, Oxford University Press (1988).
2. A. C. Melissinos, Experiments in Modern Physics, Academic Press (1996).
3. E. Hecht, Optics, Addison-Wesley; 4 edition (2001)
4. A. Lipson, S G Lipson, H Lipson, Optical Physics, Cambridge University Press; 4th (2010)
5. Laboratory Manual with details about the experiments.

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