Estb. 1882

University of the Punjab

Modern Physics

Special theory of relativity, space and time, Lorentz transformation, time dilation, length contraction, twin paradox, relativistic momentum, mass-energy relation, energy momentum relation. Nuclear atom, electron orbits, atomic spectra, Bohr atom, energy levels and spectra, nuclear motion, atomic excitations, lasers, many electron atoms, electron spin, exclusion principle, atomic structure, spin orbit coupling,molecular physics, molecular bond, electron sharing, hyrogen molecule, complex molecules, statistical distributions, Maxwell-Boltzman statistics, quantum statistics, Releigh-Jeans formula, Plank’s radiation law, specific heat of solids, free electrons in metals, nuclear structure, nuclear properties, binding energy, stable nuclei, radioactive decay, alpha decay, beta decay, gemma decay, nuclear reactions, nuclear fission, nuclear reactor, Electrons in solids, free electron gas, band theory of solids, semiconductors and insulators, semiconductor devices, superconductivity.

Credit hours/ Marks:- 3

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