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Resistivity Tensor in 2D Metallic Plate

The document describes a theoretical physics olympiad with 6 problems. Contestants have 24 hours to solve the problems and can use any textbooks, online materials, and computer algebra systems published before the contest. Solutions should be uploaded in PDF format. The 6 problems cover topics like: 1) deriving the timescale for a macroscopic object to become classical, 2) calculating current and resistivity in a square plate with a resistivity tensor, 3) engineering a dielectric permittivity tensor to generate an induced charge, 4) finding the angular momentum of a magnetized ferromagnetic rod after collision with a wall, 5) calculating energy radiated by a hydrogen atom during expansion of the universe, and 6) obtaining the spin of particles in

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Resistivity Tensor in 2D Metallic Plate

The document describes a theoretical physics olympiad with 6 problems. Contestants have 24 hours to solve the problems and can use any textbooks, online materials, and computer algebra systems published before the contest. Solutions should be uploaded in PDF format. The 6 problems cover topics like: 1) deriving the timescale for a macroscopic object to become classical, 2) calculating current and resistivity in a square plate with a resistivity tensor, 3) engineering a dielectric permittivity tensor to generate an induced charge, 4) finding the angular momentum of a magnetized ferromagnetic rod after collision with a wall, 5) calculating energy radiated by a hydrogen atom during expansion of the universe, and 6) obtaining the spin of particles in

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International Theoretical Physics Olympiad - 2017

January 28, 2017

You have 24 hours to solve the problems, you can use any textbook and online materials published
before the beginning of the contest. You can also use Computer Algebra Systems like Mathematica or
Maple. However, in case you want to present solution that relies on these computations please provide a
complete description and all supplementary materials including the source code.
You can upload your solutions using your team page. Although we can accept almost all possible
formats, the .pdf is the preferred one. Good luck!

1 Quantum to Classical
Even start out initially with quantum fuzziness, a macroscopic object will eventually becomes
classical in a very short time due to the loss of quantum entanglement through interactions with
the environment. Obtain this time scale, given the mass of the environment particles m (very
small compare to that of the macroscopic object), the collision rate Γ between the object and the
environment particles, the thermal equilibrium temperature T of the environment and the spatial
resolution L.

2 Square Plate
A 2d metallic square K = [0, a] × [0, a] has a given resistivity density tensor:

 
ρxx ρxy ~ = ρ̂~j .
ρ̂ = , E
−ρxy ρxx

There is a potential difference between two opposite sides of the square. In this problem you’re
asked to calculate the full current and the resistivity.

3 Charge Through a Looking Glass


Can you engineer a dielectric permittivity tensor such that a real charge at some distance to an
infinite half-space filled with a dielectric will generate an induced (real) point-like charge inside
the medium? Note: a medium with such permittivity tensor might be not realizable, at least in a
static (equilibrium) setup.

4 Storm in a Bar
There is an elastic magnetized ferromagnetic rod in thermal equilibrium with a medium below the
Curie temperature. The rod moves along the symmetry axis and approaches a wall. After the
collision, the rod may start rotating around its symmetry axis. Assuming that the collision with
the wall happens adiabatically, find the value of the angular momentum after the collision. How
does it depend on material parameters and initial parameters of the motion? Does the angular
momentum stay constant after the collision?

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5 Expanding Universe
Let us investigate the effect of the Universe expansion on the matter. Study the hydrogen atom
and for simplicity assume that the expansion is "turned on" at some moment. Treating the
time-dependence as a perturbation, calculate the energy radiated by the atom.

6 Gravitating Spins
There is a gravitating cloud of quantum particles of the same type with spin S. They do not
interact with electromagnetic field - the charge and all multipole moments are zero. Suggest a
method to obtain the spin of one particle if you know their number N , given you can measure
and create any external gravitational field (obeying the Einstein equation). Express explicitly the
spin value in terms of the quantities measured and describe your procedure.

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