DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

ONLINE TEACHING ACTIVITY FOR M.SC. FIRST YEAR COURSES

ANY STUDENT WHO IS NOT RECEIVING THE COURSE MATERIAL SHOULD CONTACT THE
TEACHERS AT THE EMAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN BELOW FOR THE CONCERNED COURSE

PH-CT406: Quantum Mechanics II

Course Name: Quantum Mechanics-II

Course Number: PH-CT406
Teachers: Prof. Nivedita Deo, Dr. Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Dr. Sanjay Kumar Chamoli, Dr. Shashi
Verma
Online Material/Activity:
The following material has been provided between March and May 2020 to students registered
in the Google Group quantum-mechanics_msc-physics_2019. The link of the google group is as
below:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/quantum-mechanics_msc-physics_2019
Also, a google class room M.SC. PHYSICS 2020 is formed for interaction and uploading material
for students. The link is as follows:
https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/MTI0MTIyNzkyMzg3
Lecture Notes:

1. Lecture Notes 1,2,3,4

2. Relativistic QM-Notes1.pdf
3. RelativisticQM-Notes2.pdf

Assignment:
1. The WKB Approximation Scheme
Reading: Griffiths: Chapter 8 on The WKB Approximation; Shankar: Section 16.2
 2. Time Dependent Perturbation Theory
Reading: Griffiths: Chapter 9 on Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory; Shankar: Chapter
18; J.J. Sakurai Modern Quantum Mechanics: Chapter 5: Section 5.5,5.6
3. The Adiabatic Approximation
Reading: Griffiths: Chapter 10 on The Adiabatic Approximation; Shankar: Chapter 18
page 475-481 on Adiabatic and sudden perturbation
4. Scattering Theory
Reading: Griffiths: Chapter 11 on Scattering; Shankar: Chapter 19; Sakurai,J.J.: Chapter 7
5. Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
Reading: J.J. Sakurai Advanced Quantum Mechanics: Chapter 3 Section 3.1 to 3.7

Tutorial Problem sets:

1. Tutorial 4: Problem Assignment: Griffiths Example 8.1, Problem 8.1, Example 8.3
2. Tutorial 5: Problem Assignment: Griffiths Problem 9.7,9.17,9.18
3. Tutorial 6: Problem Assignment: Griffiths Problem 10.1, Example 10.1, Problem 10.2,
Problem 10.8; Shankar Problem 18.2.1,18.2.2,18.2.6
4. Tutorial 7: Problem Assignment: Example 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6 Problem 11.4, 11.5, 11.6,
11.7, 11.8, 11.10, 11.11, 11.12, 11.13, 11.15, 11.16, 11.17, 11.19

Additional Material from the internet:

Links to lecture notes 1,2,3,4 and online video Lectures on following topics of Quantum
Mechanics from
1. MIT by Prof. Barton Zwiebach (provided through Google Group)
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-06-quantum-physics-iii-spring-2018/video-
lectures/time-independent-perturbation-theory/
 The WKB Approximation Scheme: L7.1, L7.2, L7.3
 Time Dependent Perturbation Theory: L10.1, L10.2 and L10.3, L11.1 and L11.2
 The Adiabatic Approximation: L15.1, L15.2, L15.3, L15.4
 Scattering Theory: L19.1, L19.2, L19.3, L19.4, L20.1, L20.2, L20.3, L20.4, L20.5, L21.1,
L21.2, L21.3, L22.1, L22.2, L22.3
2. Youtube Advanced Quantum Mechanics Lecture 10 Stanford University by Prof. Leonard
Susskind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQUJpT_iz8U&list=PLQrxduI9Pds1fm91Dmn8x1lo-
O_kpZGk8&index=135

Any student of the course who has not received the material should send an email to quantum-
mechanics_msc-physics_2019@googlegroups.com
The students are posting questions through the google classroom and through this email about
the course.
Live Interaction:

1. Live interaction with students was held once using Zoom.

Books:
1) Introduction to Quantum mechanics, 2nd Edition, David J. Griffiths
2) Principles of Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Edition, Shankar, R.
3) Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications, Nouredine Zettili
4) Modern Quantum Mechanics, J. J. Sakurai and Jim Napolitano

PH-CT407: Statistical Physics

Course Name: Statistical Physics

Course Number: PH-CT407
Teachers: Prof. Sanjay Jain, Prof. Brajesh C. Chaudhary, Prof. Samit K. Mandal, Dr. Aniruddh
Singh, Dr. Vipul Pandey
Online Material/Activity:
The following material has been provided between March and May 2020 to students registered
in the Google Group stat-mech@googlegroups.com.
Lecture Notes:

4. GrandCanonicalEnsemble-1.pdf
5. GrandCanonicalEnsemble-2.pdf
6. Quantum-Statistics-1.pdf
7. Quantum-Statistics-2.pdf
8. Quantum-Statistics-3.pdf
9. Quantum-Statistics-4.pdf
10. InteractingSystems-IsingModel.pdf

Assignment:
11. Assignment-2
Tutorial Problem sets:
12. Problem Set-5

Additional Material from the internet:

13. Links to lecture notes and online video Lectures on Statistical Mechanics from MIT by Prof.
Mehran Kardar (provided through Google Classroom)

Any student of the course who has not received the material should send an email to
classroom2020.duphys@gmail.com. This is also the email where students are posting questions
about the course.
Live Interaction:
14. Live interaction with students was held once using ”Google Hangouts Meet”.

Books:
1. Statistical Physics of Particles, Mehran Kardar (Cambridge University Press, 2007).
2. Statistical Mechanics, Kerson Huang (2nd Edition, Wiley-India, 2008).
3. Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, F. Reif (Levant Books, Indian edition).
4. Statistical Mechanics: An Advanced Course with Problems and Solutions, Ryogo Kubo
(North- Holland, 1965).

PH-CT408: Electromagnetic theory and Electrodynamics

Course Name: Electromagnetic Theory & Electrodynamics

Course Number: Ph-CT408
Teachers: Prof. A. Mukherjee, Prof. K. Sreenivas, Dr. Jyoti Rajput, Dr. Chandrabhan Dohare,
Shobhit Mahajan
Online Material/Activity: None
Sending students notes and tutorials
Contact:
amimukh@gmail.com, kondepudysreenivas@gmail.com, jrajput.du@gmail.com,
chandrabhanbhu@gmail.com, shobhit.mahajan@gmail.com
Books:
1. Introduction to Electrodynamics, David Griffiths (4 Edition).
ISBN-13: 978-110842041
ISBN-10: 1108420419
2. Classical Electrodynamics, J.D. Jackson, (III Edition)
ISBN: 978-81-265-1094-8
3. Classical Theory of Fields, L.D. Landau, E.M. Lifshtiz
ISBN: 978-0750627689

PH-CT409: Solid State Physics

Course Name: Solid State Physics

Course Number: PH-CT409
Teachers: Prof. Shyama Rath, Dr Sumalay Roy, Dr Debabrat Mishra, Dr Diganta Das and
Dr Bhaskar Soni.
Online Material/Activity:
1. We have created 4 google groups for the groups P1-P4 to communicate information and
documents pertaining to the course). These are
msc-phys-du-ph-ct409-solid-state-physics-p1-2019@googlegroups.com
msc-phys-du-ph-ct409-solid-state-physics-p2-2019@googlegroups.com
msc-phys-du-ph-ct409-solid-state-physics-p3-2019@googlegroups.com
msc-phys-du-ph-ct409-solid-state-physics-p4-2019@googlegroups.com
Along with providing lecture notes, we are also providing links to open source study resources.
An introduction to the study material is also provided to make it easier for them to follow the
topic.
2. We have also created four separate e-mail accounts for these 4 groups (P1, P2, P3,P4-of
approximately 70-75 students in each)to enable them to submit their tutorial assignments.
Grp1.phct409.2019@gmail.com
grp2.phct409.2019@gmail.com
grp3.phct409.2019@gmail.com
grp4.phct409.2019@gmail.com

Any student having difficulty in receiving the material should contact the teachers at the
respective group email address mentioned above.

3. Students have been advised to use free apps convenient for phones (for e.g.
CamScan/ClearScan) through which they can conveniently scan their hand-written assignments
by phone and e-mail them.
4.The teachers have had several live interactions (through Zoom) with them to explain
concepts, clear the doubts and discuss tutorial assignments. Individual e-mail queries are also
addressed over e-mail.
5. Students have submitted two tutorial assignments after lockdown and will be submitting a
third one by 21st May. The numbers of submitted assignments, if required, could be shared
later. They were encouraged to work in groups with the view that this will help them stay
connected with one another in these unusual circumstances.
E-Books for the website :
1. Introduction to Solid State Physics by C. Kittel (8th Ed., Wiley, 2012)
2. Solid State Physics by N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin (Ist Ed., Cengage Learning, 2003)
3. Solid State Physics by A. J. Dekker (1st Ed., Macmillan India, 2000)
4. Elementary Solid State Physics: Principles and Applications. M. Ali Omar.
ISBN 10: 0201607336 / ISBN 13: 9780201607338