Statistical Physics-II

(PH51023)
Autumn-2020, IIT KGP
Surprise Quiz 01
Maximum score - 10 points
Maximum duration - 15 minutes

Instructor: Vishwanath Shukla

TA: Sudip Das Exam date: September 29, 2020.
Instructions:

• Solution set should be in legible handwriting. If I’m forced to guess, I will guess an
empty set ∅ and award zero consistently.
• Submission timing is non-negotiable. Submissions will not be accepted after the set
time.

Q1. Let X1 and X2 be two independent random variables each obeying the gamma probability
density function with parameters (α, λ) and (β, γ), respectively. Find the joint probability
density function of the new random variables Y1 = X1 + X2 and Y2 = X1 /(X1 + X2 ). The
gamma density function for the parameters (µ, λ) is given by
λ e−λx (λx)µ−1
P (x) = .
Γ(µ)