Total Pages—5 PHYS-C-102 2022 Time : 3 hours Full Marks : 80 Answer from both the Sections as per direction The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks Candidates are required to answer in their own words as far as practicable (CLASSICAL MECHANICS) SECTION —A A. Answer any four of the following : 4x4 (a) What is inertia tensor ? Calculate the inertia tensor for the system of four point masses 1 gm, 2 gm, 3 gm and 4gm located at the point (1,0,0), (1,1,0), (1,1,1) and (1,1, -1) respec-, tively. (Turn Over )(2) (4) Prove that the shortest distance between two points on the surface of the sphere is the arc Of the great circle connecting them. (c) State and prove Jacobi’s identity. (d) Discuss normal co-ordinates and normal frequencies. (c) A particle moves. under the influence of gravity on the frictionless inner surface of be: _ the paraboloid of revolution x?+y?= az. e Obtain the equation of motion. B _()_ Prove that the Lagrangian bracket does not _ obey the commutative law of algebra. ing, Or er all questions from the following: 2x8 What is Coriolis force ? , What are Euler’s equations for a rigid body - with a fixed point ? 1YS-C-102 (Continued )(3) ( Apply variational principle to find the equa- tion of one dimensional harmonic oscilla- tor. ; ®D What is extended Hamilton’s principle ? we (e) Show that © [4,271 =%[9,, P= 5, D Show that ® P=4(p? +q*) and Q=tan"\(q/ p) is canonical. | (g) What is dispersion relation ? @ (A) What are coupled oscillators ? SECTION — B Answer all questions : 7 3. Y Discuss Euler’s angles as the generalized %) co-ordinates for a rigid body motion. PHYS-C-102 ( Turn Over )(4) Obtain an expression for the angular velo- city of a rigid body in terms of Euler’s angle. Or (6) Discuss the theory of a spinning symme- » trical top under gravity. 4. (a) What is variational Principle ? Obtain Euler-Lagrange’s equation by variation method. J 6 Or (8) State and prove the principle of least action. 5. YD Discuss about canonical transformations. Solve the problem of harmonic oscillator by using canonical transformation. Or (4) Using Hamilton-Jacobi theory to prove that the orbit of a planet round: the sun is an elliptric one with the sun at one of its foci. .PHYS-C-102- : (Continued )(5) ;. (a) Two identical harmonic oscillators are _Koupled together. Set up the equation of motion and obtain the general: solution. Describe the two normal modes. i) Or (b) Discuss the vibrations of a linear triatomic molecule. ay BA-—100 Pays-c-102