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CSIR-UGC-NET/JRF— JUNE - 2011 PHYSICAL SCIENCES BOOKLET - [A PART-B ‘A particle of unit mass moves in a potential V(x) = ax” +a "Where a and b are positive constants. ‘The angular frequency of small oscillations about the minimum of the potential is: (@) va © a, (©) Bab @ Boia b V(x\eat4 (nated ke ay Saal ‘Angular frequency, © E : where, k=] = at Correct answer :(b) 4 A signal of frequency sampling tithe which can be used is: : AVE £3 (2) 100 ps SENDEAVQUE) Signal frequency = 10 kiz= 10" Hz According to ‘sampling theorem ‘Minimum frequency for sampling = 2(signal frequency) = 230" Hz ‘Sampling time = “Minimum sampling time= 501s which is closest 10 60 pis . Correct answer : (©) The electrostatic potential V(x,y) in free space in a region where the charge density p is zero is given by V(x,y)=4e" +£(x)—3y?. Given that the *-component of the electric field, E,, and V are zero ‘at the origin, (x) is: (a) 3x?~4e* 48x (b) 3x?—4e"* +16x (c) 4e*_8 (@) 3x? -4e* Ina region where charge density is zero, the electrostatic potential V satisfies Laplace equation vv =02 CSIR-UGC-NETIRF June 2011 V(x,y)=4e™ + f(x)—3y? Now, & ake" + (x) 6e"* +f "(x) av f = 2-6 ey bd Using in equation (i), we get. : : ig 16e** + f"(x)-6=0 = f"(x)=6-16e* (i) i wv i _ Now, E, Te = -E, ~ Lave + f"(2) . i Using, E,(x=0)=8+ f'(0)=0, — weget f'(0)=-8 Using, V(x,y) = 4e" ‘On intengrating, 24, rrature of 100°C under a pressure of 1 atmd Hiange discontinuously at the transition? (a) The Gibbs fred! . (c) The entropy = C Soln, Correct answer : fiJieo- € 25, ‘The value of the integral [ dz z* €*, where C is an open contour in the complex z-plane as shown in é the figure below, is: ¢ @ See (d) wie¢ a € c Soln. 26. Soin. ‘Since’ ze" is an analytic function, then f Ze*d=0 => f CSIR-UGC-NETIURF June 2011 3 cc ° Then, value of open contour of integral = -J ele ‘Value of open Correct answer : (¢) Which of the following it Oo # A matrix U(a,b) = SUQ). ei BB The matrix | 1 1-7 V3 3 Correct answer : (b) ) , with det (U) = 1 is called an element of the special unitary 2x2 group a belongs to SU).21. Soln. CSIR-UGC-NETIRE June 2011 For constant uniform electric and magnetic fields 1) and B=B, it is possible to choose a gauge such that the scalar potential and vector potential A. are given by (@) 6=0 and A’ 3(Bo*?) (b) ¢=~Et and A=4(B, 7) (©) 6=-E,¥ and A=0 (@) o=OandA By B=0x4 Choose A= B, = constant wagnetic field Pan O-(57)] : u =F (e)F + F9) B43 B, (which is tree) Now, ¢=-E,F, ¥¢ =-V(E,F) 9 (if, + 38, +RE,).(ic+ jv-+he,)] Correct ansiver : (b)€ & 28. Soln. 29, CSIRUGC-NETIJRF June 2011 5 Let @ and 6 be two distinct three-dimensional vectors, Then the component of that is perpendicu- lar to @is given by ax(bxa} 2 b: @ () ©) e Component of 5 that is perpendicular to @=bsin® ax(6xa) _ax(basin di) OO) ee mae a ws @ @ t > i b [where fis a unit vector perpendicular to @, ' o> basin O(a.1.sin 90°) 6 . 7 —— 2 5 (where p is a unit vect =bsindp Correct answer : (a) The wavefunction of @ 4; are the normatwzed cigenfnctions with ene spectively. The expectat @ Br, b= Fylto)ilt), Given, H]$,) = Bol.) a Gam i) kann (Gest Foot) fe Correct ansser : (d)6 CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF June 2011 30. Aparticle is confined to the region x >0 bya potential which increases linearly as u(x) = upx . The / mean position of the particle af temperature T is: Ona (b) (kgT)* /uy © @ UpkyT Soln. If potential varies as x*"'. Then according to virial Theorem. 5 i (n+) fe | 2 31. Sola. The ce angle pest rae ae TOT ‘iitematrellector® ‘Normal incidence: 2 Coefficient of reflection : R= (33) rtm i - Ang, ) Coefficient of transition: 7 =—~"" in, +n) ¢ i For n, =1.5,n, “1.0 3 T=. 6 6.00 4 (leisy (25) ; Intensity of emerging light = 7 =(0.96)' I, l ‘The critical angle (8) for glass ~ air interface is 42°. So, wave inside the prism will be total enternally | reflected ¢ Correct answer # (0).j net aoe PRN CSIR-UGC-NETIRF June 2011 32. The acceleration due to gravity (g) on the surface of Earth is approximately 2.6 times that on the surface of Mars. Given that the radius of Mars is about one half the radius of Earth, the ratio of the escape velocity on Earth to that on Mars is approximately. wus 13 2Gm Soln. Escape velocity v= J = er 33. 34. tem al oa 2 Brn Irs ras Then, aaa V26x2 = 52 =2.21 Correct answer: (c) A plane electromagnetic wave E(x, y,zt) and k, are Wave velocity v= Since, ££ = k=, (%+V32) =Eg(% ai onstants_ and 0 =A Correct answer: (a) 23 (©)23 Since, Sat = 9.6 and “= = (a) 5.2 is propagating in a lossless dielectric. The electvic field is given by Consider the digital circuit shown below in which the input C is always high (I). A—4 B Cc (high) =r The truth table for the circuit can be written as A B Zz =]-[ole =)el-le8 CSIR-UGC-NETIIRF Sune 2011 The entries in the Z column (vertivally) are (a) 1010 (b) 0100 (ul «@) 101 € AND Soln. \ [> OR 7 B yz XOR c > i (high) 1 ‘Tenth Table: t AND OR XOR A|B[Q=AB A|B[Q=A+B AB | Q=(A+B) olo] 0 kOe, 0 tofil 0 ppt 1}0 0 .] a - raft Q =| eo ‘ A=O ae = a 0 BO ——1 }_9 col — XOR A=1 1 fe B=0 Bel ofa i c-1— : & CAREER ENDEAVOUR - ras acs a) nfo canteen ie ofol1 ie ojifo . ijofi ie Se i Correct answer : (d) 35. The energy levels of the non-relativistic electron in a hydrogen atom (j.e. in a Coulomb potentist V(x}oc-1/rare given by Eqj 0¢-1/n, where n is the principal quantum number, and the corresponding wave functions are given by Yaga» Where ¢ js the orbital angular momentum, ‘quantum number and m is the magnetic quantum number. The spin of the electron is not consid- ‘ered. Which of the following is a correct statement? (a) There are exactly (2£+1) different wave functions y,,,, for each Eng, « (b) There are £(£+1) different wave functions Wj > for each En «* Soln. a 36. Soln. CSIR-UGC-NETIURF June 2014 9 (©) Exeq does not depend on ¢ and m for the Coulomb potential. (d) There is a unique wave function. Wg, and Ene x 13.6eV. Eso nm The energy E, depends only on n and not on ¢ and m. This is due to the degeneracy n’(neglecting spin) that arises due to the spherical symmetry of the Columb potential which depends only on radial distance ‘r’ of the electron from the nucleus which is considered as the osigin: There is no angular dependence (@ aad }) in’V(r). Correct answer: (©). The Hamiltonian of an electron in a constant magnetic field B is given by H= B where jis a ae constant and =(oj,0,6,) denotes the Pauli matrices. Let @ =—B/f and 1 be the 2x2 We know that, eloa? 7 Now, yiith eoseor+ Correct answer: (b) ‘The Hamiltonian o fa system with n degrees of freedom is given by HGypeeeeees 3 Bi »Pait), with an explicit dependence on the time t. Which of the following is correct? (a) Different phase trajectories cannot intersect each other (b) H always represents the total energy of the system and is a constant of the motion. (©) The equations 4, = 0H/ Gp, p; =H / 2g, are not valid since H has explicit time dependence. {@) Any initial volume element in phase space remains unchanged in magnitude under time evolu- tion, According to Liouville’s theorem, the phase volume occupied by a collection of system evolve ac- cording to Hamilton’s equation of motion, and will be preserved in time. Correct answer: (d)CSIR-UGC-NETURF June 2011 38. Soin. 39. Soln. If the perturbation H{'= ax , where a is a constant; is added to the infinite square well potential v(qpe{0 fr Osxse l co otherwise : ‘The first order correction to ground state energy is: ) af an aoe ays {b) ax OF OR For a square well potential of infinite height at 0 and i. 2. Ground State function, ¥o (x) & sink, [set form of wave function, y, (x)= & sn( 22) n=1,2,3, First-order correction to corms VOAREER ENDEAVQUB | men imone interval 2 x=tb(say) ‘Using quantization condition of WKB approximation, j (she Sf oo deo ae 1 ae? +eAD Lacmv’ +eAv-, by b= mv’ magnetic and electric fie. (@) The canonically con (b) The Hamiltonian of the pe 5 (©) L remains unchanged (@ Under a gauge teansformation of the potentials, E changes by the total time derivative ofa fune- tion of F and t, L aint —ch +eA v We know that & and B fields are in variant under gauge transformation. A(t) > A'=A+VA(3,t); (%t) 29! ° 2x0) where A(X,t) is an arbitrary scalar function, Lo Linkee{ 2 (at) +9061) ‘The expression in bracket is just the total time derivative of 2.(%, 0) If we add a total time derivative ofa function of % and t to the Lagrangian, the equations of motion do not change. Correct answer : (d) &14 CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF June 2011 e 45. A static, spherically symmetric charge distribution is given by p(t) = - ° where A’and K are | positive constants. The electrostatic potential corresponding to this charge distribution varies with r as 1 1 ge i a () re® wre ore @ A(l-e Soln. This is a spherically symmetric charge disteribution. From Gauss Law, we get B(r)= 1 4negr? Je(r)an?y7dr a Correct answer: (d) 46. Consider two independently diffusing non- interacting particles in 3-dimensional space, both placed at the origin at time t = 0. These particles have different diffusion constants D, and D,. The quantity eg le . _ (RO-RO] ) where R,(t) and R, (t) are the positions of the particles at time t, behaves as: (@ 6(D,+D;) —) 6(D,-D,) et fD7+D} ——@ #t/D,D, Soln. Diffusion equation in one-dimension for one particle is op ee a et 4 as solution by assuming x = 0 at r= 0. 1 with p(%1) = Vaabr For this Gausian distribution, x? = 2r47. Sala. iD oe i CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF June 2011 15 1n3-D, ityields (RE())=6De, where p(RytceM Yo yen (83 (Q)) = 6D (B-BOY) =(8(9)+(8(9)-2(80.8(0) = (RD) +R (O)-2(R (ARDY [since,(R (2) =(Ra(8))= so, ((AQ-Ref)=0(+2,) Correct answer : (a) For second particle P(Rthee A resistance is measured by passing current through it and measuring the resulting voltage drop. If the voltmeter and the ammeter have uncertainties of 3% and 4%, respectively, then @™% (A) R= ‘Uncertainties in V and 1) AR % eccor inR= Sex see Baas Correct answer : (c) (B) Power Dissipated P em ‘as oa REE A! Again, % error in P= 2100 [2¥ 100} +(Gts100] = V9416 = V25 = 5% Correct answer : (b) In the absence of an applied torque a rigid body with three distinct principal moments of inertia, given by I,,1, and I, is rotating freely about a fixed point inside the body. The Euler equations for the components of its angular velocity (@,,@,,0;) are & . _i-], ae 2 5» fy =A Py 6g, By =P b i 1 (A) The equilibrium points in (0,,),«;) space are (a) (-1,0),(-1,0,1) and (0,-1.1) (b) (1,1,0),(1,0,1) and (0,1,1) (©) (1,0,0),(0,1,0) and (0,0,1) (@) (1,1,1),(-L=1,=1) and (0,0,0)16 CSIR-UGC-NETISRF June 2011 (B) The constants of motion are (a) of +03 +0) and 1a, + ho, +10; () Loy #1,w3 +1,03 and FoF +e; +a} ©) lex 1,03 +10; and 0, +0, +0; @ of +03 +0; and Pa? +o; +50; Soin. (A) Euler equations: Equilibrium points => @, =, =a; =0 Then, @,@,=0;. — @y@; =0; The general solution is ‘Any point on the Correct answer (B) Torque, @ Lis a constant of ee des oy, denote the corresponding spin operators. Here 9,,6,,0,) and 5,50),0, are the three Pauli matrices. (A) In the standard basis the matrices for the operators St) s) and $1)S@?) respectively, #(1 0) P(-1 0 wi r(-i 0 Fo “eG i) wl lt i) 000-74 000 + 0100 0-00 #10 0 i 0} Aloo 0 wi1 00 0] wi 0 00 © 4/0 10 of 4Jo i 0 0]@4000 ~ lee Also, R=-pE wy nde P, (W)>A(nm) 25010" x660 = 5133 x10° A = 133 pA. 7 Ne 1246 ot ale . Correct answer: (6) ‘The magnetic field of the TE,, mode‘of a rectangular waveguide of dimensions a*b as shown in the figure is given by H, =H, cos(0.3nx)cos(0.4ry), where x and y ate in cm. (A) The dimensions of (@) a= 3.33 om, b= 2. (c) a= 0.80 om, b= (B) The entire range of | \ (a) 6.0 GHz < f<7.5 GH (0) 7.5 GHz ah Sail = onn(2) => of aa SH-MaKet > Since'at,1=0 Ny ts => Nj (t)=Re(1-e“") Correct answer: (b) N(hv,) oN, he B) POW) = 95 De Ay Putting, y=1.6x10", 4, =04 um, 2, =3ms We get, (POW) yay = 132107 = 132k" Correct answer: (d) i56. Solu. \ Soin. CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF June 2011 23 A flux quantum (fluxoid) is approximately equal to 2*10' gauss-cm’. A type II superconductor is placed in a small magnetic field, which is then slowly increased till the field starts penetrating the 2 superconductor, The strength of the field at this point is grlor gauss (A) The penetration depth of this superconductor is (a) 100A (b) LOA (c) 1000A (d) 314A (B) The applied field is further increased till superconductivity is completely destroyed. The strength oe . of the field is now = 10° gauss , The correlation length of the superconductor is: (a) 20A (6) 200A, (©) 2B A (a) 20004, sel? 2 p22 oo 2220 earn’) p= 22. | (A =pentration depth) He { 2" Jems mm SS = Correct answer: (a) (®) = 2 G= ®, 2 Pa 3P (Does not match vith a different expression i For superconductor II Ald Gon Only option (a) satisfies this. Correet answer : (a) ng options, & has A.beam of pions (n") is incident on a proton target, giving rise to the process xx'p—> nbn" +n" (A) Assuming that the decay proceeds through strong interactions, the total isospin I and its third ‘component I, for the decay products, are 3 5 5 5 3 1 @I=Fh=F Wlsph=> @I=Fb=F I= pba (B) Using isospin symmetry, the cross-section for the above process can be related to that of the process 1 @ rao et OO) xpomee © xrnopre Oe poon' (A) r'ponent tn" Decay products n'y!24 Soln. CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF June 2011 Decay product Isospin(I) Third component(Ts) Iwial= = wie a 1=52, 15372. Correct answer : (c) Note: Reaction is forbidden. by EM interaction. & itoms forming a honeycomb vertices. (A) The Wigner-S¢it (@) 22 : ‘ (B) The Brayais lattice for this array is a i (a) Rectangular lattice with basis vectors d, and d, (b) Rectangular lattice with basis vectors @ and & (@) Hexagonal lattice with basis vectors @, and @, (a) Hexagonal lattice with basis vectors b, and b,. (A) The Wigher Seitz cell has the area of a hexagon. Split the hexagon into six equilateral triangles. Use Pythagoras theoremCSIR-UGC-NETIJRF June 2011 a | 59. Soln. N3 Area of hexagon = 6%" Correct answer : (d) (B) The hexagonal Bravais lattice is defined as filefish = 120" Correct answer: (¢) Consider the decay pro: es of t",n° and v, orn are M.,M,, and zero re (A) The energy of > ig) & (wow? -M;) essere (my ©) WerM? Tr +, x Q ve Let energy of 2” is E. Therefore, energy of v, is M.c?-E Me Therefore, momentum of v, is Me = Momentum of ~ is equal and opposite to that of.v, . = pet + Mzc*) Using energy momentum relation for 7”6 CSIR-UGC-NETISRF June 2011 y +Mict The correct answer is (b) (A) Now, momentum of 2” is M2-M? aati ke 2M, P 7 wy ve ee Velocity, ¥= 5 ‘ K t i Correct answer (B) The sine of | @ V3/4 Sol. (A) Density P a) — 4% 108%1.66%107* eg 332 em’ => d?=216A’ => a=6A Correct answer: (a) (B) 2d, sin® = nd (Bragg's law) For[n=l} 2dy,sin@=2 where dy, is interplanar spacing, a a dy = => d= 5 Ww Se hay where a= 64, Ge Using Bragg’s law, => 2x sin S => sind= Correct answer : (b) i |CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF June 2011 a 561, Ian electron is in the ground state of the hydrogen atom, the probability that its distance from the proton is more than one Bohr radius is approximately @) 0.68 ae 0.48 (c) 0.28 (a) 0.91 oa sotn, Yio) = ee alvw(P= 252 ray Pzabubiliry for electron to lie outside the first Bohr radius is: 4, 1 oay = 4 pte Peng, = 5 P= Jim 1) ametar = ise ‘Oar = air dr = 3 =0.68 Correct answer: (a) 62. Atime varying signal V,, is fed to an op-amp circuit with output signal V, as shown in the figure below. 10K The circuit implements Apply KCL at node (2) v,-¥, 1kQ * 10kQ ~ Apply KCL at node (1) V,-0 eer = eM nO = [nV =v, > in . N Na 10V, . t oe TOKO = lM Yo 4 Va atoy,, any ae Tl 11 TIkQ joc : ‘ 0 ‘ recta) 7 0) ~ jmex10k, - [s joox10kO28 CSIR-UGC-NET/JRF June 2011 Vy. ( io) Velia) 14 joxi0*x107 asa—>0 A>0 Cut of frequency is (¢ ©, =107 63. Soln. a [Se-far syset ta) Multiplying (i) and (ii) we get, xy = 1, this is equation of rectangular hyperbola in x~y plane. Now, Hamiltan’s equations:CSIR-UGC-NETISRE June 2011 29 We get, ¢)=,¢, Le et and Py =~ LT} Multiplying p, and p,, we get PxPy =a ‘This jg also equation of rectangular hyperbola. Correct answer : (d) 64. Consider an ideal Bose gas in three dimensions with the energy-momentum relation ¢ cc p* with s > 0. The range of s for which this system may undergo a Bose-Einstein condensation at a non-zero temperature is: @i> my and let the radius of the orbit of body A be R,. Ifthe body A is losing mass adiabatically, its orbital radius R, is proportional to . @ Lim, (b) 1/3, © m mi, As the mass loss is adiabatic, angular: momentum is conserved. [One can consider mt be # mass of the Sun while m, to be the mass of earth, as m,>>M,]. Now, m,R,V, =m,R, Vg = constant wo (l) R, is the new radius. Again, m,V2/R, =GMgm, /R2 (2) Thus, replacing V, in (1) from (2) we obtain, ini, = constant . Correct answer: (b).ai. Soln, After passing P, the intel 2 ap CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF Dec. 2011 4 CSIR-UGC-NET/JRF- DEC. - 2014 PHYSICAL SCIENCES BOOKLET -[B] Part B : Consider three polarizers P,,P, and P, placed along an axis as shown in the Figure. i », P » (Unpolarized) | of P, makes an angle @ with that of Pye A. larized:tighe on P, as shown. G eo ® See sin’ oo ei 20 DO® Correct answer is (c). A double pendulum consists of two point masses m attached by massless strings of length / as shown in the figure:32. CSIR-UGC-NET/JRF Dec. 2011 The kinetic energy of the pendulum is : } @ je? [oe+02] wo mc? [263 +6: + 260,c0s(0,~8,)] 1 oor 5 eee (© zme [67 +263 +26,0, cos(@,~8,)] «a zme [267 +62 + 26,8, ene(0, +6,)] : Son, x,=£sinQ, x, = sin0,+2sin0, y, =-€00s0,, Yy, =~£c0s0,~£cos0, x, = Ecos8, 8, ¥y, = esind, 6, = abe +85 +26,0, cos(@,-0,)] Correst answer is (b). 23. In the operational amplifier circuit below, the voltage at point A is +5V 1K Iv Ss wee a ~3V @ LOV wasv @ov (@)-5.0V Sala. As the operational arplifier is open loop. So, concept of virtital ground is not applicable, Correct answer is (a).CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF Dec. 2011 33 £2) 24. — Apoint partiole of mass m carrying an electric charge q is attached to a spring of stiffness constant k. . A constant electric field E along the direction of the spring is switched on for a timé interval T (where T << Jim/k )- Neglecting radiation loss, the amplitude of oscillation after the field is switched off is : . i (@) qE/k (b) gET?/m (©) gEVm/Tk? ~~ @) qET/Vmk my=qE~-ky > +0" aE where, o° m Homogeneous solutions are y,=cosat, _ Y, cosot — sinet Wronskian, |-sinot ‘ cosa] y, =-cosutf (sina) cos? wt gE, sin? at om o le starts from rest at mc! Vie ga PP smc gear cna Correct anser is (d).26. Soln. Soin. CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF Dec. 2011 Se & ‘The potencial of diatomic molecule as a function of the distance r between the atoms is given byt v(r)= +7 The value of the potential at equilibrium separation betiveen the atoms is: (0) ~2a7/b (©) ~a7/2b @) a /4b oy _ ba 12 > or At equilibrium r= 1, zs Correct answer is. Four equal point (@3 One neutral point x ® t Tot = Q=fénrpdr = 48% 80 fetnay = Erp 1) dna, (1-2 fotal charge = Q Jano R Je 7 = Jeane (1-2 No correct option is @ given, all option have incorrect dimension. ot €, has dimension of charge, which is correct in our calculation.CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF Dec. 2011 35 | { { | i a) il i Soln. ‘A counter consists of four fip-flops connected as shown in the figure. A A AL A Ifthe counter is initialized as A, A, A, A, =O110 , the state after the next clock pulse is (a) 1000 (b) 0001 (c) OO1L (d) 1100 ® A W@W Q=0110 Afier one cycle Qu=0 Q=0 Correct answer is (b). § the screen is at a dista placed in-the path of on¢ ms D @Q-aybee © (ur ‘and thickness d is fringe to be dark is a Extra path difference introduced =(11—1)d ; here, > path difference needed to shift maxima to minima \ = X a _%(u-1) (u-ta=* = |a Correct asnwer is (4). ye36 CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF Dec. 2011 31. The pins 0, 1, 2, and 3 of part A ofa microcontroller are connected with resistors to drive an LED at various intensities as shown in the figure. | f : Hi (7.5 mA and 0.51 | c Sol. Potential at point of resistance should be | minimum. 5 tC So, all 4 resistors : i t ih iC rena nt CREE PMTTEAVOUR Correct answer is (8) rs onanaterser Em 32. An unbiased dice'is thrown three times successively, The probability that the numbers of dots on the _ uppermost surface add up to 16 is wt ae a 16 © 56 © Tos 5 Gt Soln. The combination that add upto 16 are (6, 5, 5), (5, 5, 6), (5, 6, 5), (6, 6, 4), (6, 4, 6), (4, 6, 6) Number of successfull events = 6; Sample space = 6 = 216 Probability = Number of suecessful evens _ 6 _ i Sample space 6 36 Correct answer is (b).eg CSIR-UGC-NETISRE Dec. 2011 37 Soln. 34. Soln. Soin. & © The generating fonction F(x,t Sp, (x)t" for the Legendre polynomials. P,(x) is a F(x,t)=(1-2xt+ (a) 5/2 () 3/2 jt @-1 "The value of P,(-1) is: => Comparing coefficient ‘Correct answer is (4). Given that the ground positronium (which is (@)+6.8eV Fos Hatom,. 5, =-R, where R,, = Rydberg o For positronium, I! = Ground state energy =~6.8 eV Correct answer is (b). ‘Two particles of identical mass move in circular orbits under a central potential V(t)=—kr?. Let 4, and ¢, be the angular momenta and 1,1, be the radii of the orbits respectively. If ¢,/¢, the value of 1, /1, is: @ V2 (b) W/v2 (2 - @iv2 A H@)-2-2( Liat) -te ao MY kr Since m and k ate constant,38 CSIRIGC-NETISRF Dec. 2011 36. The equation of the plane that is tangent to the surface xyz =8 at the point (1, 2,4) is (a)x +2y+ 4z (b) 4x +2y +z =12 (x +4y+ 22 (d)x +y+z=7 Sotn. Consider a point Q (x, y, 2) on the tangent plane to the surface xy2~ 8 at point P (x, 1,2, 4). 37. The energy of the \ 4 € V(xiy} Lima ( , i” @) 2he, £ i ‘Mesmannsenmnseemateteusrsactsa at i Sate. V(x.y)=jmo'x? + 5m(2ay" y? é 4 L \ 2s-(o.ed) parade 2, eae For ground state n, =0, n, =0; Bb, =3ho For first excited state, n, at 5 yn, =0=> E, = Shor thx20 => a, =0=> B= Shot shx2o=> ho Correct answer is (A)CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF Dec. 2011 39 & bs? “38, The internal energy E of system is given byE =<, where b is a constant and other symbols ‘nave their usual meaning . The temperature of this system is equal to 3bS? bs? sy OR Ome @ (3) som. = dQ=TdS=dE+PaV-pAN (2) ee Ah NV i G Correct answer is (b) / 39... Consider a praticle in gn Let |) and ly) a|¥o) + |N,) bea ie (x) of the position } denote the ground and i normalized state with of : operator x in the state (iy| Aol x1 Wa) + oY, oad | & Soln. Fora symmetric mo CARE & (wixiv) yee t ro) é =((vo = a5 (volx}vo) +7 (ile ,) + 40 (Wolx| Ys) +0100 (vi bsl¥e) a+ (Wi}er)xOo\¥0) + 04L¥%)) (Wols|¥o)=0 as-*x’ is odd operator and y, bas definite parity. (Integral of even x odd function is zero) and similarly (y, |x|y,) = 0. So, (x)= cree (wolx]¥s) +(viltI¥o)] Correct answer is (b) A3 x3 matrix M has Tr[M]=6,Tr[M?]=26 and Tr[M’]=90. Which of the following can be a possible set of eigenvalues of M ? (a) {1, 1,4} (&) 1,0, 7} (© A,3,4} (d) {2,2, 2} Since, sum of eigenvalues of the matrix = Trace of the matrix.40 a. Soin. 42. Soln. CSIR-UGC-NET/JRF Dec. 2011 Athy th, M4422 =26, Mats Itis trivial to check that only {-1,3, 4} satisfies there three equation, © Correct answer is (¢). ‘The perturbation H' = bx‘, where ‘b’ is a constant, is added te the: lator potential V(x) = pris - Which ofthe folowing denotes the correction tothe ground state energy to first order in b ? [Hint : The normalized ground state wave function of the one dimensional harmonic. oscillator : mo" potential is Wo=[F >] © 3h? l | i ©) fate | 1 Y= J Wor ods = bf ' ! A \ t \ i } ‘The total current I drawn from the battery is estimated by measuring the curents 1, andl, through | the individual circuits. If I, andI, are both 200 mA and if the errors in their measurement are 3 mA. | and 4mA respectively, the error in the estimate of Lis: (a) 7.0 mA (b) 7.5 mA (©) 5.0 mA. (d) 10.5 mA | P=P+P, (Powers) => FPe+h (R=R+R,, since I) =1,) 4 = alt= fal)’ +(aL,) =v +4 =5.0ma | Correct answer is (c). ' => FR=TR,+HR, [CSIR-UGC-NETIJRF Dec. 2011 a 243, — Consider a Maxwellian distribution of the velocity of the molecules of an ideal gas. Let Vig, and é V,,, denote the most probable velocity and the root mean square velocity, respectively. The magni- tude of the ratio Vip / Vig, is: i (at () 2/3 (©) Y273 (3/2 : i 2 Soln. rv on(-2) = “p04, aw = % i 3kT ¥, F3 5 = PE (v) dr =,J— “Bele 4 [iv () "| B = | é Correct answer is (c). «44. Ifthe number density of.2'4 ceight times, its Fermi temprature will (a) increase by a factor (c) increase by a factor Soln. E, «n¥ in 3-D eemlvesissncnsre Deas Oue: Correct answer is (a). 45. Asystem of N noninter behaviour of the entrop} offthdigefh Eallondichl oF ergy eed BY easaneu sa mia tie field H. The e : 7 é @ (b) L 7 7 oaks al ¢ Ss © @ eH Halt There are N non-interacting particle. £ Magnetic moment of each particle = jt Energy of particle when aligned parallel with magnetic field u=+€