200917 Yeongmin Jang 1

DQE tips
Electrodynamics 2

Textbook : 1. Jackson_Classical electrodynamics. 3ed (Chap. 1~3, 5~8, basic concepts of chap 9)
2. Griffiths_Introduction to electrodynamics. 4ed (Chap. 1 ~ 9, 10.1 basic concepts of chap 11)

Main topic : 1. Using four Maxwell eqs.

2. Coulomb law(ex) E field of charged sphere), Biot-Savart law (ex) B field of current coil)
3. Wave guide
4. Electromagnetic wave in materials (good conductor, bad conductor, and plasma)
5. Poynting vector
6. Image charge
7. Faraday disk
8. Lorentz force
[note] These are just main topics for DQE, not all. You should study the text book overall.
[note] Since it may be necessary to calculate in spherical and cylindrical coordinates, it is recommended
that you familiarize yourself with the spherical and cylindrical version of the operators and calculations
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2. Biot-Savart law
• The problems of the magnetic field induced by the
circular coil were often asked

• Sometimes, Helmholtz coil problems

• Griffiths. Example 5.6

3. Wave guide
1. Rectangular wave guide 3. Coaxial cable

• Rectangular, cylindrical wave guide

and coaxial cable problems are main

• Note that the boundary conditions

vary according to TM, TE, and TEM
2. Cylindrical wave guide modes

- Rectangular : Griffith. Chap 9.4

- Cylindrical : Jackson. Chap 8.3
- Coaxial cable : Griffiths. Chap 9.5.3
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4. Electromagnetic wave in materials
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• There are mainly three conditions. In these cases, it is
assumed that electromagnetic waves are incident on
the materials
- Good conductor : Griffith Chap. 9.4.1
- Bad conductor : Griffith Chap. 9.4.1
- Plasma or free electron gas : Jackson Chap 7.5
• The methods are different for the case of the conductor
and the case of plasma (or free electrons). Thus please
study both case
• For the conductor, the solution can be obtained from
Maxwell eqs. In the material.
• For the Plasma(or free electron gas), the solution can
be obtained from the equation of motion of charged
particles. And you will shold to find the dielectric
constant from the equation of motion
• Physical meaning is also important.
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5. Poynting vector
• The problems of inducing radiation pressure from Poynting
vector were made often

• The problem of obtaining field energy for an electromagnetic

field that changes temporally and spatially were also
frequently asked

• Griffiths Chap 8, Chap. 9.2

6. Image charge

• For infinite conducting plate or conducting spherical shell

• In the case of spherical shell, its calculation is complicated,

so you need to train to solve them within test time

• Griffiths Chap 3.2, Jackson Chap 2

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7. Faraday disk (Griffiths. Chap 7, example 7.4)

8. Lorentz force

• For the given magnetic field, you should be able to find

the vector potential using its definition

• Using of the Euler-Lagrange formula

• The analysis of particle motion using the equation of

motion is also important
Quantum Mechanics 7

Textbook : 1. Sakurai_Modern Quantum Mechanics. 2ed(Chap. 1~5)

2. Griffiths_Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (Chap. 1 ~ 8)
[note] The main textbook is Sakurai’s book, but it is little difficult and has unnecessary parts for DQE. Thus I
recommend to use Griffiths' book mainly, and also to use Sakurai’s book as a reference for notation and
supplementary material.
Main topic : 1. Solving of Schrodinger equation
2. Harmonic oscillators
3. Spin state of electron
4. Momentum space <-> Real space
5. Time evolution
6. Time independent perturbation theory
7. Multiple identical particle system
8. Matrix forms of Schrodinger eq., operators, and etc.
9. Uncertainty principle
[note] These are just main topics for DQE, not all. You should study the text book overall.
[note] The parts highlighted in blue are often linked to other topics, so you should fully understand these topics.
[note] Since it may be necessary to calculate in spherical and cylindrical coordinates, it is recommended that
you familiarize yourself with the spherical and cylindrical version of the operators and calculations
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1. Schrodinger equation.

• The problems to get solution using Schrodinger eq. for the

given potentials or Hamiltonian

• Infinite square well, hydrogen atom, or any potential that can

be solved manually

2. Harmonic oscillator
• Griffiths chap 2.3, Sakurai Chap 2.3

• There are operator method and analytic method for solving.

• You should be able to obtain the ladder operator from

Hamiltonian.

• The Harmonic oscillator is very important, since problems

about it are frequently made with combining with other topics
such as time evolution, perturbation, uncertainty principle or
etc.
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3. Spin state of electron

• It is necessary to clearly understand the concept of the Stern-
Gerlach experiment

• The spin state of two particle system is also important

• Addition of angular momentum problem

• Griffiths Chap 4, 5, Sakurai Chap 1

5. Time evolution

• Describing the state after time t for a given Hamiltonian or

eigenstate.

• You should be able to get the energy eigenvalues for the given
Hamiltonian.

• Sakurai Chap 2.1

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6. Time independent perturbation theory

• Mainly, the problems of obtaining the 1st and 2nd energy
correction were made0

• Sometimes, degenerated system were asked, so it is also

necessary to study that system

• Griffith Chap 6, Sakurai Chap 5

7. Multiple identical particles system

• Assuming that there are 2 or more particles in a system.

• In some cases, the spin states of particles should be

considered.
• (Spin singlet or spin triplet)

• Fermion and boson

• Griffith Chap 4
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8. Uncertainty principle

• Mainly, the problems of uncertainty principle are for the

harmonic oscillator.

• Sometimes calculations are complicated, so the practice is

needed.

• Griffiths Chap 3.
Solid State Physics 12

Textbook : 1. Ashcroft_Solid State Physics. Revised edition (Chap. 1~9, 11, 13, 18, 19, 21, 24~25, 30, 32)
2. Kittel_Introduction to Solid State Physcis (Chap. 1 ~ 9, 11~12)
[note] In the case of SSP, the exam questions with different topics were made by exam writers. Thus, the
above ranges are just for reference, and please study about the contents covered in the SSP lecture.

Main topic : 1. Properties of Lattice structure

2. Semiconductor
3. Drude theory
4. Tight-binding model
5. Magnetism
6. Density of state of electron and phonon
7. Bloch theorem
8. Hund’s rule
[note] These are just main topics for DQE, not all. You should study the text book overall.
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3. Semiconductor
• The problems about the effective mass, carrier density,
chemical potential, and etc. in the structure with band gap.

• You should be aware of difference intrinsic case and extrinsic

case.

• When there are impurities, how do the band structure and

carrier density change

• Ashcroft Chap 24-25

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3. Drude theory

• The problem of deriving the conductivity tensor from the

equation of motion of the Drude model

• The Hall effect problem is often made

• Kittel Chap 6

4. Tight-binding model
• Obtaining the energy dispersion relation using the interaction
of the nearest-neighbor atoms

• You may have to use Bloch’s wave funciton

• For some case, the calculation is complicated.

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5. Magnetism
• Problems of finding magnetization or susceptibility for
paramagnetic or ferromagnetic material

• In the case of paramagnetic, you may have to use the

concepts of Hund’s rule for obtaining the angular momentum
of atom.

• In the case of ferromagnetic, You should be aware of the

concept of mean field theory

• Kittel Chap 11-12

6. Density of state of electron and phonon
• The density of state of electron or phonon for given crystal
structure

• You should be able to obtain the physical properties such as

chemical potential and heat capacity using the density of
state.

• Be aware of Sommerfeld expansion that is used as a

mathematical calculation technique.
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7. Bloch’s Theorem

• The meaning and derivation method of Bloch’s theorem

• You should be able to obtain the energy band using Bloch

wave function.

• It may be need to calculate Fourier transformation

• Kittel Chap 7

8. Hund’s rule
• The problem of obtaining S, L, J values for orbital using Hunt’s
rule

• After getting total angular momentum J, sometimes magnetic

susceptibility were asked

• Ashcroft Chap 30