Essays

⦿ Explain stern Gerlac experiment with necessary

theory. What is the conclusion obtained from the
experiment?
⦿ Explain the concept of linear vector spaces with
experimental support.(stern gerlac experiments,
analogy with polarized light, properties of vector
spaces)
⦿ Discuss in detail linear vector spaces and operators.
How does it relate to operator formalism?
⦿ (Ket, Bra ,inner product, postulate, orthonormality,c
ompleteness, operators,properties,matrix
representationhermitian operators,eigen ket,base
ket)
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⦿ Derive general uncertainty principle.
Explain with an example. What is its
significance?
⦿ Explain Gaussian wave packet.Prove that
it posess minimum uncertainty product.
Explain its significance in position space
and momentum space.
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⦿ Explain the matrix representation of
operators,ket and bra.
⦿ Show that eigen values corresponding to an
hermitian operator are real and the eigen
kets corresponding to different eigen values
are orthogonal.
⦿ Prove that matrix representation of an
operator in its own representation is
diagonal
⦿ Explain the representation of Sx and Sy
operators and its eigen kets using Sz eigen
ket.
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⦿ What is meant by commutation bracket
and anticomutation bracket? Prove that
S2=(3/4)Ћ2
⦿ Prove that if A & B are commutable
observables then B is diagonal in A
representation.
⦿ Prove that two commutable observables
possess simultaneous eigen kets.
⦿ Commutable observables are
simultaneously measurable.
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⦿ What is meant by change of basis? How
can you connect Ket bra and operators in
new basis and old basis?
⦿ Prove that trace of an operator is
independent of representation.
⦿ What is meant by translation operator?
Explain its properties.
⦿ Prove that momentum is the generator of
infinitesimal translation.
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⦿ P.T momentum in different directions
commute.
⦿ Obtain the commutation relation between
position and momentum.
⦿ State and prove Jacobi Identity.
⦿ Represent momentum operator in
position space .
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⦿ Derive relation connecting position
space wave function and momentum
space wave function.
⦿ State and explain the properties of
commutation brackets
Calculate<p>,<p2>,<x>,<x2> for
Gaussian wave packet
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⦿ Explain Dirac’s Ket and Bra notations
⦿ What is meant by inner product? What
are the postulates related to inner
products?
⦿ What is meant by outer product?
⦿ What are the features of hermitian
operator
⦿ Explain the term orthogonal and
normalized ket. What is meant by norm of
a ket?
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⦿ What are the rules associated with
operator multiplication?
⦿ What are projection operators?
⦿ What is meant by completeness relation?
⦿ What is meant by ortonormal basis
⦿ Differentiate between energy eigen ket
and base ket.
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⦿ What do you meant by expectation value of
an operator?
⦿ What is meant by compatable bservable
and incompatable observable?
⦿ What is meant by simultaneous eigen kets?
⦿ What is meant by unitary equivalent
observables? P.T They possess identical
eigen spectra
⦿ What is the difference between eigen
function and wave function?
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