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Q.01: Kinetic theory of gases Vs Drude model: (a) What is the number density of molecules in an ideal gas
at NTP? (b) Given the density of sodium as 0.97 gm/cc and atomic mass as 23 find the free electron density
and rs value in sodium. (c) Show that the mean-free time (in fs) for electrons in a metal can be written as
3
2.2 rs
with as resistivity in -cm. (d) Using kinetic theory ideas, find a similar [as in (c)]
a0
expression for mean-free path at 300K.
Q.06: In the Hall effect we solved for the electric field ( E x & E y ) in the presence of a current density
( j x & j y ) to find the resistivity tensor ( E j ) in 2D. Find the conductivity tensor and discuss the large
magnetic field limits of the elements of this conductivity ( ) tensor.
Q.08: Consider ac conduction, as per Drude model, with frequency in xy plane in presence of dc magnetic
field in z-direction. Thus one can write the conductivity tensor in 2D as above problem with four components
xx , yy , xy , yx .
(a) Solve the time dependent eom (eq. 1.12 of A&M) in the limit C and 1 / for this case to find
the components of conductivity tensor.
(b) Use this to find the permittivity tensor as per the solutions of Maxwell's equations.
(c) Show that the dispersion relation for an em-wave propagating along z-direction in this conductor [with
limits as in (a)] is c 2 k 2 2 p2 C p2 / .
Thus at a given frequency there are two modes corresponding to circularly polarized waves. A linearly
polarized wave, thus, will go through a rotation of it plane of polarization in presence of B-field.
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Q.09: From the given density of sodium as 0.97 gm/cc and atomic mass as 23 we found the rs value in
sodium. We also found an expression for .
(a) Find F (in eV), TF (in K), F (in Å), vF (in cm/s) for sodium as per free electron Sommerfeld theory.
(b) Given the resistivity of Na as 4.2 -cm at 273 K, find the mean free path at 273 K.
(c) Show that the expression for density of states, g(), for free electron gas as found using hard boundary
conditions works out to be the same as that found using periodic boundary conditions.