GATE Quantum Mechanics – Previous Year Questions by Topic
GATE Quantum Mechanics (Physics) previous year questions, topic by topic: Basic ideas of quantum mechanics, uncertainty principle, linear vectors and operators in Hilbert space, time independent Schrodinger equation, one dimensional potentials: step potential, finite rectangular well, tunnelling from a potential barrier, particle in 1,2,3-dimensional box, particle in single and double delta function potentials, 1,2,3 dimensional harmonic oscillator: concept of degeneracy, central potentials and more.
- Basic ideas of quantum mechanics
- uncertainty principle
- linear vectors and operators in Hilbert space
- time independent Schrodinger equation
- one dimensional potentials: step potential, finite rectangular well, tunnelling from a potential barrier, particle in 1,2,3-dimensional box, particle in single and double delta function potentials, 1,2,3 dimensional harmonic oscillator: concept of degeneracy
- central potentials
- hydrogen-like atoms
- orbital and spin angular momenta
- addition of angular momenta
- variational method, time independent perturbation theory
- elementary scattering theory, Born approximation.