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3904 Q.P. Code : [20 23 43]

(For the candidates admitted from 2020 onwards)

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JANUARY 2022.

Third Semester

Physics

STATISTICAL MECHANICS

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

SECTION A — (10  1 = 10 marks)

Answer ALL the questions.

Choose the correct answer :

1. Variance of a random variable x is given by

(a) E (x ) (b) E(x 2 )

(c) E(x 2 )  E(x ) (d) E (x )2

2. E ( x )  Y and V ( x )   2 is for which distribution?
(a) Bornoulli’s (b) Binomial
(c) Poisson’s (d) Normal
3. Which of the following is an application of
thermodynamics?

(a) Refrigerators (b) Gas compressors

(c) Power plants (d) All of the mentioned

4. Which of the following is the standard fixed point

of thermometry?

(a) The steam point (b) The triple point

(c) The ice point (d) All the mentioned

5. In the equilibrium state, the thermodynamic

probability of a system is

(a) 0

(b) maximum

(c) minimum but not 1

(d) 1

6. If p represents the density of phase space which

of the following is the equation for Liouville’s
theorem.

 
(a)   , H   0 (b)  H ,    0
t T


(c) 0 (d)  , H   0
t

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7. Gibb’s paradox arises due to
(a) Indistinguishability of classical particles

(b) Distinguishability of classical particles

(c) Ommittance of quantum nature of the

particles

(d) Absence of inter - particle interaction

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8. If Z be the partition function 2   , then the
KBT
average energy of the system is given by

 
(a)  In Z (b) In Z
 

  In Z    In Z 
(c)    (d)   
       

9. The Vander Waals equation of state is

 a
 P  2 v  b  RT . Where P is pressure V is
 v 
specific volume, T is temperature and R is
characteristic gas constant. The SI unit of a is

(a) J/Kg.k (b) m3 / kg

(c) m5 / kg 2 (d) Pa/Kg

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10. Condition of static equilibrium of a planar force
system is written as
(a) F  0
(b) M  0
(c)  F  0 and  M  0
(d) None of these

SECTION B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

11. (a) Explain Sterling’s approximation.

Or
(b) Explain Gaussian distribution.

12. (a) Explain the 2nd law thermodynamics.

Or
(b) Short note on phase space.

13. (a) Write short note on application of density of

state.

Or
(b) Explain the Shannon entropy.

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14. (a) Write short note on application of wave
functions. Exchange and symmetry.

Or
(b) Explain Bose Einstein condensation.

15. (a) Explain the phase diagram.

Or
(b) Explain the Ising model.

SECTION C — (5  8 = 40 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

16. (a) Explain the basic rules of probability theory.

Or
(b) Explain the central limit theorem.

17. (a) Derive Maxwell’s relation.

Or
(b) Explain Liouville’s theorem, proof and its
consequences.

18. (a) Explain two level system.

Or
(b) Describe classical harmonic oscillator.

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19. (a) Explain Bose - Einstein distribution.

Or
(b) Discuss Bose Einstein condensation.

20. (a) Derive Van der Waals equation.

Or
(b) Explain Bragg William approximation.

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