1. Ordinary differential equations Second-order Homogeneous and Inhomogeneous
equations Wronskian general solutions 2. Adjoint of a differential equation ordinary and singular points series solution 3. Legendre Hermite Laguerre and the associated polynomials Their differential equations generating functions Bessel functions spherical Bessel equations integral representation of special functions 4. Generating functions Recurrence relations 5. Rodrigue's formulae and orthogonality of the special functions 6. Sturm Liouville problem elements of hyper-geometric functions Gauss hyper-geometric and confluent hyper-geometric equations Dirac delta function Green function 7. Partial differential equations in physical problems: Laplace's equation Poisson's equation Heat flow equations Wave equations Helmholtz equations solutions of these equations 8. Eigenvalue problems boundary value problems method of separation of variables 9. Integral transforms: Laplace transform Hankel transform Mellin transform Fourier transform 10. Properties of Laplace and Fourier transforms application of Laplace and Fourier transforms PI-202 Introductory Quantum Mechanics:
01. Origin of quantum theory
02. Inadequacy of classical ideas 03. Planck's quantum hypothesis 04. Photoelectric effect 05. Compton scattering 06. Wave-particle duality 07. DeBroglie's hypothesis 08. Experimental evidence for DeBroglie's hypothesis 09. Davisson-Germer experiment 10. Thompson experiment 11. Simple consequences of uncertainty relation 12. Wave function and its probabilistic interpretation 13. Wave packet and uncertainty relation 14. Schrodinger equation 15. Solution of one-dimensional Schrodinger equation for an infinite square well potential 16. Reflection and transmission at potential steps 17. Qualitative treatment of barrier penetration for simple rectangular barriers 18. The quantum harmonic oscillator PI-204 Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Atomic Physics:
01. The Bohr model of the hydrogen-like atom
02. Brief account of the Sommerfeld model 03. Electron spin 04. Stern-Gerlach experiment 05. Space and spin quantization 06. The vector model of the atom 07. Spin-orbit interaction 08. Fine structure of spectral lines 09. LS and JJ coupling 10. The Zeeman Effect 11. Paschen-Back Effect 12. Stark effect
Scattering of light:
01. Rayleigh scattering formula
02. Colour of the sky 03. Polarisation of the scattered light
Nuclear Physics:
01. General properties of nuclei
02. Concept of nuclear size spin parity magnetic dipole moment and electric quadropole 03. Moment of nuclei 04. Nuclear forces and stability of nuclei 05. Concept of packing fraction and binding energy 06. Binding energy curve and its significance
Natural radioactivity and radioactive decay:
01. Type of radioactive decays
02. Theory of radioactive disintegration 03. Radioactive constants 04. Mean-life of a radio element radioactive equilibrium 05. Half-life of a radio element 06. Determination of decay constant and half-life
Nuclear reactions:
01. Types of nuclear reactions
02. Conserved quantities of nuclear reaction 03. Energies of nuclear reaction 04. Q-value exoergic & endoergic reactions 05. Nuclear fusion and fission reactions
Detectors:
01. Principles of detection of charge particles
02. Construction and working principle of gas-filled detectors 03. Ionization chamber and its construction and working principle 04. Interaction of -particle with matter 05. Construction and working principles of a scintillating detector PI-316 Introduction to Photonics
01. Gaussian beam ABCD matrix formulation
02. Propagation of Gaussian beam through optical components 03. Propagation of light in free space 04. Optical Fourier transform 05. Diffraction of light 06. Propagation of light through a lens and conditions for Fourier transformation and imaging holography 07. Electromagnetic theory of light 08. Monochromatic electromagnetic waves and their propagation in a dielectric medium 09. Fresnel reflection and transmission coefficients 10. Absorption and dispersion 11. Pulse propagation in a dispersive medium 12. Planar dielectric waveguides 13. Two-dimensional waveguides 14. Optical coupling in waveguides 15. Step-index fibers 16. Raded-index fibers 17. Attenuation and dispersion 18. Nonlinear optical media 19. Second-order nonlinear optics 20. Third-order nonlinear optics 21. Three-wave mixing 22. Four-wave mixing 23. Optical solitons 24. Principles of electro-optics 25. Electro-optics of anisotropic media 26. Electro-optics of liquid crystals 27. Hotorefraction electro-optic devices 28. Interaction of light and sound in matter 29. Acousto-optic devices 30. Acousto-optics of anisotropic media PI-303 Physical and Geometrical Optics
Basic Geometric Optics:
01. Law of reflection
02. Reflection from planar and curved surfaces 03. Snells law 04. Refraction at the planar and curved surfaces 05. Thin lens 06. Prisms
Matrix methods:
01. Matrix optics concepts and basic matrices
02. Cascading matrices: thin lens thick lens
03. Principal planes and imaging 04. Study of a compound lens
Aberrations:
01. Monochromatic and chromatic aberrations
02. Seidel aberrations 03. Spherical aberration 04. Coma 05. Astigmatism 06. Field curvature and distortion 07. Chromatic aberrations 08. Examples
Polarization:
01. Light as a transverse wave
02. Linear and circular polarizations 03. Methods of producing and analysing polarized light 04. Linear polarizers and wave plates 05. Fresnel reflection and transmission coefficients 06. Total internal reflection 07. Jones vectors and matrices for the polarizer and wave plate 08. Stokes vectors and Muller matrices
Interference:
01. Division of wavefront and amplitude
02. Intensity distribution in an interference pattern 03. Visibility of fringes 04. Youngs double-slit interferometer 05. Michelson interferometer 06. Rayleigh interferometer 07. Multiple beam interference: Fabry-Perot etalon and interferometer 08. Resolving power
Diffraction:
01. Fresnel-Huygens theory of diffraction
02. Fresnel and Fraunhofer regions of diffraction 03. Diffraction at a straight edge 04. Fraunhofer diffraction at the slit circular and rectangular apertures 05. Resolving power of a telescope 06. Diffraction at multiple slits grating 07. Resolving power of a grating
Holography:
01. Recording and reconstruction of a wave
02. Characteristics of the diffracted waves from the hologram 03. Diffraction efficiency 04. Types of the holograms 05. Zone plate analogy of the hologram