🌟 CSIR NET / Kerala SET Physics Syllabus

🧮 Unit I – Mathematical Physics & Classical Mechanics

🔹 Module 1: Mathematical Physics

 Dimensional analysis

 Vector algebra and vector calculus

 Linear algebra: matrices, Cayley-Hamilton Theorem, Eigen values and Eigen vectors

 Linear differential equations (1st and 2nd order)

 Fourier series, Fourier and Laplace transforms

 Elementary complex analysis, analytic functions

 Taylor & Laurent series, poles and residues

 Evaluation of integrals using residues

 Special functions: Hermite, Bessel, Laguerre, Legendre

 Elementary probability theory

 Random variables: binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions

 Central Limit Theorem

🔹 Module 2: Classical Mechanics

 Newton’s laws and dynamical systems

 Phase space dynamics, stability analysis

 Central force motion

 Two-body collisions in lab and CM frames

 Rigid body dynamics: moment of inertia tensor

 Non-inertial frames and pseudo-forces

 Variational principle, generalized coordinates

 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms

 Conservation laws and cyclic coordinates

 Small oscillations, normal modes

 Special relativity: Lorentz transformations, kinematics, mass-energy equivalence

 Poisson brackets, canonical transformations

 Hamilton-Jacobi theory
🌌 Unit II – Quantum Mechanics & Statistical Mechanics

🔹 Module 1: Quantum Mechanics

 Wave-particle duality

 Schrödinger equation (time-dependent & independent)

 Eigenvalue problems: particle in a box, harmonic oscillator

 Quantum tunneling

 Coordinate & momentum representations of wave functions

 Commutators and uncertainty principle

 Dirac notation

 Orbital angular momentum, spin, angular momentum algebra

 Hydrogen atom, Stern-Gerlach experiment

 Perturbation theory (time-independent and dependent)

 Variational method

 Fermi’s Golden Rule, selection rules

 Identical particles, Pauli exclusion, spin-statistics

 WKB approximation

 Elementary scattering theory: phase shifts, partial waves, Born approximation

🔹 Module 2: Statistical Mechanics

 Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell relations

 Chemical potential, phase equilibria

 Phase space, micro and macro states

 Ensembles: microcanonical, canonical, grand-canonical

 Partition functions and free energy

 Classical and quantum statistics

 Ideal Bose and Fermi gases

 Blackbody radiation, Planck’s law

 Bose-Einstein condensation

⚡ Unit III – Electromagnetic Theory & Atomic and Molecular Physics

🔹 Module 1: Electromagnetic Theory

 Boundary value problems

 Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s theorem

 Electromagnetic induction

 Maxwell’s equations in free space and media

 Scalar and vector potentials, gauge invariance

 EM waves, reflection/refraction, polarization

 Fresnel’s laws, interference, coherence, diffraction

 Charged particle dynamics in EM fields

 Plasma dispersion relations

 Lorentz invariance of Maxwell equations

 Transmission lines, waveguides

 Radiation from moving charges and dipoles

 Retarded potentials

🔹 Module 2: Atomic and Molecular Physics

 Quantum states of electrons, electron spin

 Helium and alkali spectra

 Hydrogen energy corrections, hyperfine structure

 Isotopic shift, LS & JJ coupling

 Zeeman, Paschen-Bach & Stark effects

 ESR and NMR, chemical shifts

 Frank-Condon principle

 Born-Oppenheimer approximation

 Electronic, rotational, vibrational, Raman spectra

 Selection rules

 Lasers: spontaneous & stimulated emission

 Einstein A & B coefficients, optical pumping

 Population inversion, rate equations

 Resonator modes, coherence length

☢️Unit IV – Nuclear and Particle Physics

 Nuclear size, shape, charge distribution

 Spin and parity, binding energy

 Semi-empirical mass formula, liquid drop model

 Nuclear forces, nucleon-nucleon potential

 Charge symmetry and independence

 Deuteron problem

 Nuclear shell model, spectra, and validity

 Alpha, beta, gamma decay, selection rules

 Fission and fusion

🔹 Particle Physics

 Classification of fundamental forces

 Elementary particles: charge, spin, parity, isospin, strangeness

 Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula

 Quark model: baryons and mesons

 Symmetries: C, P, T invariance

 Parity violation in weak interaction

 Symmetry in particle reactions

 Relativistic kinematics

🧊 Unit V – Condensed Matter Physics

 Bravais lattices, reciprocal lattice

 X-ray diffraction, structure factor

 Types of bonding in solids

 Elastic properties, phonons, lattice heat capacity

 Free electron theory, electronic specific heat

 Drude model, electrical & thermal conductivity

 Hall effect, thermoelectric power

 Electrons in periodic potentials

 Band theory: metals, semiconductors, insulators

 Phase transitions (1st & 2nd order)

 Superconductivity (type I & II), Josephson junctions

 Superfluidity

 Crystal defects and dislocations

 Liquid crystals: orientational & translational order

 Quasicrystals

⚙️Unit VI – Electronics

 Semiconductor devices: diodes, transistors, FETs, heterojunctions

 Amplifiers, oscillators: characteristics & frequency response

 Optoelectronic devices: solar cells, photodetectors, LEDs

 Operational amplifiers and applications

 Digital electronics: registers, counters, comparators

 A/D and D/A converters

 Microprocessor and microcontroller basics

 Data interpretation and analysis

 Precision, accuracy, error analysis

 Propagation of errors, least squares fitting

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