SETH GYANIRAM BANSIDHAR PODAR COLLEGE

Accredited with 'A' Grade (3.04 CGPA) by NAAC-UGC

Recognition of college under Section 2(f)/12(B), UGC Act, 1956
Affiliated to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University, Sikar

Class-M.Sc. ( P) physics Classical Mechanics (Paper I)

1 (a). State D’ Alembert’s Principle. Obtain the equation of motion for a conservative system.

1(b).Obtain an Expression for Lagrangian for a charged particle in electromagnetic field. Hence obtain the Hamiltonian for the same particle.

2(a)Discuss the technique of the calculus of variations. And use this method to find the shortest distance between two points in a plane.

2(b) Explain the method of Lagrange’s undetermined multipliers in deriving the equation of motion for a conservative non holonomic system
from Hamilton’s principle. Give the physical significance of Langrange’s multipliers.

3 state and prove Liouville’s theorem.

4(a) Define Poission bracket. Show that the poisson bracket of any two functions in invariant under canonical transformation.

4(b) What is an infinitesimal Contact Transformation (I.C.T.)? Discuss its physical significance.

5(a). Explain the meaning of action angle variables. What is the importance of these variables? Show that the action variables are adiabetic
invariant.

5(b). Discuss the kepler problem using action angle variables.

6. find the Laplace Transformation-

n
d f(s)
(i) L { tn . f(t) } = (-1)n n
ds

2π 2π
(ii) f(t) = {cos(t- ) t>
3 3

= 0

2π
t<
3

(iii) f(t) = (eat - 1) / a (iv) f(t) = e-2t . Sin3t

7(a) Discuss the diffraction pattern of a single slit using Fourier transform technique.

7(b) Discuss the Fourier transform in “Finite wave Train” application.

8(a) Find the fourier transformation of

i. F(x)= {1} , |x| < a

{0} , |x| > a

ii. ii. F(x)=( 1-x ) ,

2
-1≤ x ≤ 1

0 , |x| ≥ 1
 SETH GYANIRAM BANSIDHAR PODAR COLLEGE
Accredited with 'A' Grade (3.04 CGPA) by NAAC-UGC
Recognition of college under Section 2(f)/12(B), UGC Act, 1956
Affiliated to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University, Sikar

8. (b) prove that If F{f(x)} and F{g(x)} are fourier transformation of f(x) and g(x) then F.T. of the convolution of f(x) and g(x) is the product of their
fourier transformation.

9(a) Explain Chirtoffel’s symbol first and second kind . Deduce transformation law for the Chirtoffel symbols of the first kind.

9(b) Explain Isomorphism and Homomorphism.

10.(a) What is covariant and contravariant tensor . Maxwell’s equation for electromagnetic fields in covariant tensor form.

10(b) Write Short notes :

i. Generator of finite group

ii. Normal Subgroup

iii. Point group, Translation group

iv. Group, Subgroup