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Tribhuvan University
Institute of Science and Technology
Prithvi Narayan Campus
Department of Physics
2075

M.Sc. Third Semester Full Marks: 45

Adv. Solid State Phys. Pass Marks:
Final Exam Time: 2 hour

Attempt all questions.

Q.1) What do you mean by non-interacting gas. Show that single particle density of states per
unit volume is a linear function of momentum (8)

Q.2) Write the complete Hamiltonian and the Schrodinger equation for the Hydrogen atom [2]

Q.3) Show the following commutation relation of annihilation and creation operator for bosons.
[a0 a1 ] = 0 [a†0 a1 ] = 0
†
[a0 a1 ] = 0 [a†0 a†1 ] = 0. (5)

Q.4) Show that 2 × 2 matrix

   
0 1 † 0 1
a0 = and a0 = on the basis of |0i , |1i (5)
0 0 0 0

Q.5) Show that

a†i ai
X
N̂ =
i

is a number operator in fermions. (5)

Q.6) What does the Born-Oppenheimer approximation allow us to do with wave functions? Ex-
plain. (5)

Q.7) What do you mean by second quantization? Explain its importance and application with
examples. (10)

Q.8) What are the basic differences between non-interacting electron gas assumption and Born
Oppenheimer approximation? (5)