Physicsium

Core Topics

• Special Relativity: Inertial frames, Galilean invariance, postulates of special relativity, Lorentz transformations, length contraction, time dilation.
• Relativistic Dynamics: Relativistic velocity addition theorem, mass-energy equivalence ($E=mc^2$).
• Quantum Origins: Blackbody radiation, Photoelectric effect, Compton effect, Bohr’s atomic model, X-rays. [Image of photoelectric effect diagram]
• Wave-Particle Duality: De Broglie hypothesis, Wave-particle duality, Uncertainty principle (Heisenberg).
• Quantum Mechanics: Wave function and its physical interpretation, Schrödinger equation (Time-dependent & Time-independent).
• Applications of QM: One-dimensional infinite potential well (Particle in a box), Reflection/Transmission at step potential.
• Nuclear Physics: Radioactivity, Law of radioactive decay, Mean life & Half-life.
• Nuclear Properties: Binding energy, Liquid drop model, Fission and Fusion.