PHYSICS TEST ASSIGNMENT

The test paper is divided into two sections: Total Marks - 50

Section 1: Numerical – 20 Marks
Section 2: Theoretical – 30 Marks

Section 1- Numerical
1. There is an outbreak in the ABC Bank. The robbers have a high end getaway car. They
escape in their car at a speed of 0.75c. The police has a pursuit car. The officer upon
seeing the robbers flee, fires a bullet from his car. The bullet goes just at a speed of 0.5c.
The relative velocity of the muzzle with respect to the gun is . Determine whether the
bullet reaches the getaway car according to (a) Galileo, (b) Einstein.

2. Consider the following fact:

The space charge in a beam causes a potential difference between axis and surface of
beam .

Now, a beam of protons (v = 3×106, 10mA and 50 k-eV) moves along the axis of
evacuated beam pipe. Assume the beam to be with a circular cross-section (1cm
diameter). Also assume that the current density is uniform over the beam diameter.

Using the above data, we find that the potential difference between the axis and surface
of beam to be k V.
𝑘
Then, the value of is?
Section 2- Theoretical

ℎ2 𝑘2
1. We have a spin-one-half projectile (mass m, Energy E = 𝑚
). This projectile scatters
a spin-one-target of infinite mass.
For this, the Hamiltonian is:
𝑒 −𝜇𝜏
∫ = 𝐴𝜎 𝜎
𝜏
𝐻
In the above expression, µ > 0, σi represent the Pauli spin operators, where for i=1,
we have the spin operator for projectile and for i=2, we have spin operator for
target.

𝜃
Evaluate Ω
(differential scattering cross section), in lowest order Born
approximation. The same should be calculated as a function of k and scattering
angle. Also, computation should be done averaging over initial; and summing over
final states of spin polarization.

The write up should include the following parts:

a. Title Page
b. Table of Contents
c. Abstract
d. Background
e. Introduction
f. The Problem Statement and Data given
g. Assumptions (if any)
h. Computation with necessary explanations
i. Conclusion and Inference
j. References
k. Appendices

There should be minimum 4 academic references in APA Style.