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QUESTION: 1

For a system with one degree of freedom, hamiltonian is  The shape of x-t graph for the particle is

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QUESTION: 2

A particle of charge q and rest mass m0 is kept at rest at the origin. A constant uniform electric field,  starts acting on it at t = 0. The speed of the particle at time t is (in the following c is speed of light)

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QUESTION: 3

The Lagrangian of a system is 

Which one of the following is conserved? 

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QUESTION: 4

A pendulum consists of a mass m and a massless stick of length l. The pendulum support oscillates horizontally with a position given by x (t) = (see figure). The momentum conjugate to θ is
Solution:

The position of mass m is given by,




QUESTION: 5

If the Hamiltonian of a system with two degrees of freedom is given by

then the quantity that is conserved is
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QUESTION: 6

The Poisson bracket  with a and b as constants is equal to
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QUESTION: 7

A particle of effective mass m is acted on by a potential energy given by

where, u0, a and b are positive constants, then
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QUESTION: 8

The number of degrees of freedom of two particles moving on a space curve and having constant distance between them, is ______.

Solution:

Degree of freedom (D.O.F.) of each particle on a curve = 1 
D.O.F. of two particles = 2x1 =2 
Number of constraints = 1 (constant distance)
Therefore. D.O.F. of the system = 2-1 = 1

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QUESTION: 9

The average lifetime of a π -meson in its own frame of reference is 26.011s. If the π - meson moves with speed 0.95c with respect to the earth, then the average distance it travels before decaying as measured byan observer at rest on Earth is approximately close to _______________________ meters (nearest integer)

Solution:

Proper lifetime, = 
Lifetime measured by observer on earth.

The average distance it travels before decaying as measured byan observer at rest on Earth.

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QUESTION: 10

A particle of mass m is subjected to a central force given by the potential  The radius of the circular orbit for a particle with angular momentum,  The value of η is ______.

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QUESTION: 11

The path of a particle of mass m moving minder some potential V ( r ) is given by the r = A exp (aθ). where A and a are constants. The form of V(r) is (in the following L and E are angular momentum, and total energy, respectively)
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QUESTION: 12

A system with one degree of freedom has Lagrangian,  The equation of x(t) under the initial conditions t = 0, x = 0, p = mv0, is
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QUESTION: 13

The dynamics of a particle moving on the real line is determined by the Hamiltonian

where μ and λ are constants. Then the value of dp/dq is
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QUESTION: 14

Hamiltonian of a one dimensional dynamical system is given by

The Poisson bracket {p, H} is equal to
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QUESTION: 15

For a charged particle of mass m and charge e in a magnetic field  the Lagrangian is 

The corresponding Hamiltonian is
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QUESTION: 16

Given that the linear transformation of a generalized coordinate q and corresponding momentum p, 

is canonical, the value of the constant β is ______ (Here, i = √-1)

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QUESTION: 17

Two events in a inertial referance frame separated by a distance 3.6 x 108m and occur 2s apart. The proper time interval between the occurrence of these two events is _____ sec. (upto one decimal place)

Solution:

Consider an inertial reference frams S' moving relative to the given frame S (in equation) where the two events occurs at same spatial location,

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QUESTION: 18

The moment of inertia of a square frame of side length a and mass M about an axis passing through one of its
comers and perpendicular to its plane is βMa2. The value of β is________(upto two decimal places)

Solution:

The mass of the square frame is M
The sides ot square frame can be treated as rods ot mass 3/4 and length a.
Moment of inertia of one rod about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane

Using parallel axis theorem, moment of inertia of the rod about an axis passing through centre of square frame and perpendicular to its plane.

By symmetry clue to all rock, total M.I.,

Now, using parallel axis theorem again, to find moment of inertia about the axis given in question,

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QUESTION: 19

Ail object of mass m = 100 kg and volume V= 0.18 m3 is dropped from a height h = 100m above the surface of the water. Upon entering water (β= 1000 kg/m3 ), the object experiences a resistance force given by F = -kv. where k = 10N sec in. The maximum depth to which the object will sink before starting to rise again is _____ m. (Neglect air resistance and assume the object looses negligible energy when going through the surface of the water). (Nearest integer)

Solution:

Let the velocity with which the object hits the water be 

The equation of motion after it enters the water.



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QUESTION: 20

A star receding from the earth at a speed of 5 x 10-3c. The wavelength shift for the sodium D2 line is approximately equal to ____  (nearest integer)

Solution:

The Doppler equation gives,

Wavelength shift, 

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