Pre-requisites: PHY-101, 104, 203, 301

PART A

1. Special Theory of Relativity

• Inertial systems
• Michelson and Morley experiment
• Galilean transformations
• Basic Postulates of special theory of relativity
• Minkowskian space time and four vectors
• Four velocity
• Lorentz transformations
• Length contraction and time dilation
• Velocity addition
• Space like
• Time like and Light like separated events
• Light cone
• Proper frame; Proper length; Proper time;
• Covariance of Maxwell's Field equations
• Relativistic Mass and Energy

2. Particle Properties of Waves

• Particles and waves in nature
• Electromagnetic radiation
• Photoelectric effect and its important features
• Compton effect
• Pair production and pair annihilation
• Concept of light
• Photons and gravity
• Black holes
• X-rays: Production of continuous and characteristic X-rays
• X-ray diffraction

3. Wave Properties of Particles

• de Broglie’s hypothesis
• Phase velocity and group velocities of matter waves
• Particle diffraction
• Davission-Germer experiment
• Uncertainty principle and its applications

PART B

4. Atomic Structure

• Thomson model of atom
• Alpha-particle scattering experiment and Rutherford model
• Nuclear dimensions, Electron orbit
• Atomic spectra-the Bohr atom, Energy levels and spectra
• Atomic excitation-Frank-Hertz experiment
• Nuclear motion and reduced mass

5. Quantum Concepts and Detailed Atomic Structure

• Schrodinger equation
• Four quantum numbers
• Normal Zeeman effect
• Stern-Gerlach experiment
• Electron Spin, Fine structure and anomalous Zeeman effect
• Pauli exclusion principle and the periodic table
• Vector atom model l-s and j-j coupling
• Many-electron atoms and atomic spectra

6. Molecular Physics

• Molecular bonds
• Electron sharing
• The $H_2$ molecular ion
• The hydrogen molecule
• Complex molecules
• Rotational and vibrational energy levels
• Electronic spectra of molecules
• Types of spectra
• Raman effect