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Applied Physics (NS 104):QP

Textbooks:
> Eisberg & Resnick Quantum Physics Wiley Ed. (main)
> Beiser Concept of Modern Physics TATA McGraw. (ref)

Instructor: Asish K Kundu (AKK)

Email: asish.kundu@iiitdmj.ac.in
http://web.iiitdmj.ac.in/~asish.kundu

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Applied Physics (NS 104):QP

Part-I (Electrodynamics)
NRJ.
Part-II (Quantum Physics/Mechanics)
Review of classical ideas, concepts of QM, Plancks postulate, Thermal radiation
(Black bodies, Stefen-Boltzmann etc), Photoelectric effect, Compton effect, Dual
nature of EM radiation, matter waves, de Broglie waves, wave-particle duality,
Uncertainty principle, Heisenberg microscope, Properties of matter (phase and
group velocity).
Schroedinger equation, probabilistic interpretation of wave function, admissibility
conditions for wave function. One dimensional problems: particle in a box, potential
well, potential barrier and quantum tunneling. Periodic potentials in one dimension,
electrons in weak periodic potential.

Sudden Test (Marks???)

Mid term exam (Marks???)
Final exam (Marks???)

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Origin of Quantum Physics

Why do we study Quantum Physics/Mechanics?
The certain experimental phenomena are impossible to explain
by the all disciplines of classical physics: mechanics, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, electrodynamics etc..
Their repeated contradiction with CP and the resolution
of these conflicts on the basis of quantum ideas, leads to the
need for QP.
QP is a very successful theory/postulates providing
us with insight into the world of atoms, molecules.

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Origin of Quantum Physics

Depending on the magnification level
classify the structure of materials as

we

can

MACROSTRUCTURE-> MICROSTRUCTURE-> SUBSTRUCTURE->

CRYSTALSTRUCTURE-> ELECTRONIC & NUCLEAR STRUCTURE

Limit of Resolution:
Our eye resolution is 0.1mm
Optical microscope ~0.1m
Electron microscope ~ nanometer (1 nm= 10-9m)

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Electron microscopy images

Glass surface

Gold (100) surface

Cr impurities on Fe(001) surface

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Origin of Quantum Physics

1. The failure of classical physics
2. Thermal radiation, Wave particle duality etc
It was once thought that the motion of atoms and microparticles
could be explain using CP (laws of motion by Isaac Newton)..
These laws were very successful at explaining the motion of
everyday objects and planets..BUT FOR ATOMIC STRUCTURE XXXX
At the end of 19th century, expt. evidences proved that CP failed
when it was applied to particles as small as esit took untill
the 1920s to discover the appropriate explanation for describing
them..we describe the concepts of this new mechanics, which
is called Quantum Mechanics/Physics (QM/QP).