The document outlines the topics covered in the IGCAR exam preparation including nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics, lasers and optics, condensed matter physics, thermodynamics, electronics, electromagnetic theory, quantum mechanics, and classical mechanics. It also describes the research areas at IGCAR such as solid state phase transformations, superconductivity, soft condensed matter, band structure studies, irradiation induced phenomena, low dimensional systems, physics of interfaces, nano-materials, thin films technology, and theoretical physics. The research includes investigations on the behavior of materials at low temperatures, high pressures, and magnetic fields to explore novel properties as well as defect properties using ion beams and positrons.
The document outlines the topics covered in the IGCAR exam preparation including nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics, lasers and optics, condensed matter physics, thermodynamics, electronics, electromagnetic theory, quantum mechanics, and classical mechanics. It also describes the research areas at IGCAR such as solid state phase transformations, superconductivity, soft condensed matter, band structure studies, irradiation induced phenomena, low dimensional systems, physics of interfaces, nano-materials, thin films technology, and theoretical physics. The research includes investigations on the behavior of materials at low temperatures, high pressures, and magnetic fields to explore novel properties as well as defect properties using ion beams and positrons.
The document outlines the topics covered in the IGCAR exam preparation including nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics, lasers and optics, condensed matter physics, thermodynamics, electronics, electromagnetic theory, quantum mechanics, and classical mechanics. It also describes the research areas at IGCAR such as solid state phase transformations, superconductivity, soft condensed matter, band structure studies, irradiation induced phenomena, low dimensional systems, physics of interfaces, nano-materials, thin films technology, and theoretical physics. The research includes investigations on the behavior of materials at low temperatures, high pressures, and magnetic fields to explore novel properties as well as defect properties using ion beams and positrons.
Atomic and Molecular Physics Lasers and Optics Condensed Matter Physics, Solid State Physics and Crystallography Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Electronics, Semiconductor Physics and Experimental Methods Electromagnetic Theory (Electrostatics, Magnetostatics and E.M theory, Radiation) Materials Science and Engineering Quantum Mechanics Classical Mechanics Mathematical Physics
Research areas at IGCAR
Solid State Phase transformations, Superconductivity, Structure and dynamics of soft condensed matter, Band structure studies, Accelerators based Irradiation induced phenomena, Low dimensional systems, Physics of interfaces, Nano-materials, Thin films technology and Theoretical physics Investigations on behavior of materials at low temperatures, high pressures and magnetic fields to explore novel properties of materials Materials Physics: Investigations of defect properties of solids using ion beams and positrons and Computer simulations of material properties; Studies on surfaces and Nano-materials, and exploration of materials for sensors and detectors. Investigating phase transitions and dynamics in soft matter