4529IMPl MAY 2010

Paper I - MATHEMATICALPHYSICS

(For those who joined in July 2003 and after)

Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 marks

Answer ALL questions.

All questions carry equal marks .

.1. (a):; (i) State and prove Green's theorem in

vector analysis. (10)

(ii) Explain outer product and inner

product of tensors. 10)

Or

(b) (i) State and prove Cayley-Hamilton

theorem. (10)

(ii) Obtain an e pressions for grad and

div A in spherical polar co-ordinates.
(10)
2. (a) (i) Find the Fourier Series for the periodic
~
function f(x) defined by
f(x) = - ff if - TC ':;;x.:;;0
=x if O':;;X':;;TC

Hence prove that

2
TC 1 1 1
-=-+-+-+ ... (12)
8 12 32 52

~ (ii) Prove that p(m, n) ~}~ In . (8)

(m+n)
Or
00

(b) (i) Prove that n~oo f¢n (x) f(x )"dx = f(O)
-00

where rpn(x)(n=I,2,3···)as a delta

sequence. (12)

f 5(x ) f(x fix.

00

(ii) Prove that = f(O) where

f{x) is a continuous function. (8)

3. (a) •. (i) State and prove Cauchy's Residue

theorem. '(10)

; (ii) Prove that u(x, y) = X2 - y2' IS a

harmonic function. Find v (x, y). So
thatf(z)=u+iv. (10)

Or
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 (b) (i) Show : that Fourier transform of a
Gaussian probability function is also a
gaussian probability function. (10)

(ii) Find the Fourier sine and cosine

transforms for . the function
f(x) = 2x 0 < x < 4 . (10)

I dn
4. (a) (i) Prove that Pn(x)=2--'-;n!--(x2 -I}.
dxn
(10)

, (ii) Prove that x J~ (x) =n J n (x) - xJ n+l (x).

(10)

Or

(b) (i) Solve the· Laguerre's differential

equation using power serie technique.
10

(ii) Prove that

J3 x
-
x
()J!~
= -
1lX X
sinx
---co x .
1
-
(10)

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5. (a) (i) Find the solution of Poisson's equation
V2¢ = - p(r) using Green's functi9n.
(12)

(ii) Find the Green's function for the

boundary value problem
2
d y -k2y=f(x) with boundary
dx2
conditions y(± 00) = 0 . (8)

Or
• (b) Explain the stretched string wave equation.
(20)