Modern Physics 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781111794378
Author: Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer
Publisher: Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer
1 Relativity I 2 Relativity Ii 3 The Quantum Theroy Of Light 4 The Particle Nature Of Matter 5 Matter Waves 6 Quantum Mechanics In One Dimension 7 Tunneling Phenomena 8 Quantum Mechanics In Three Dimensions 9 Atomic Structure 10 Statistical Physics 11 Molecular Structure 12 The Solid State 13 Nuclear Structure 14 Nuclear Physics Applications 15 Elementary Particles 16 Cosmology Chapter1: Relativity I
1.1 Special Relativity 1.2 The Principle Of Relativity 1.3 The Michelson–morley Experiment 1.4 Postulates Of Special Relativity 1.5 Consequences Of Special Relativity 1.6 The Lorentz Transformation 1.7 Spacetime And Causality Chapter Questions Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q: What two measurements will two observers in relative motion always agree on?
Problem 2Q: A spaceship in the shape of a sphere moves past an observer on Earth with a speed of 0.5c. What... Problem 3Q: An astronaut moves away from Earth at a speed close to the speed of light. If an observer on Earth... Problem 4Q: Two identically constructed clocks are synchronized. One is put in an eastward orbit around Earth... Problem 5Q: Two lasers situated on a moving spacecraft are triggered simultaneously. An observer on the... Problem 6Q Problem 7Q: When we speak of time dilation, do we mean that time passes more slowly in moving systems or that it... Problem 8Q Problem 9Q Problem 10Q: It is said that Einstein, in his teenage years, asked the question, What would I see in a mirror if... Problem 11Q Problem 12Q: What happens to the density of an object as its speed increases, as measured by an Earth observer?
Problem 1P: In a lab frame of reference, an observer finds Newton’s second law is valid in the form. Show that... Problem 2P Problem 3P Problem 4P: An airplane flying upwind, downwind, and crosswind shows the main principle of the MichelsonMorley... Problem 5P Problem 6P Problem 7P: A clock on a moving spacecraft runs 1 s slower per day relative to an identical clock on Earth. What... Problem 8P: A meter stick moving in a direction parallel to its length appears to be only 75 cm long to an... Problem 9P: A spacecraft moves at a speed of 0.900c. If its length is L as measured by an observer on the... Problem 10P: The average lifetime of a pi meson in its own frame of reference is 2.6 × 10−8 s. If the meson moves... Problem 11P: An atomic clock is placed in a jet airplane. The clock measures a time interval of 3600 s when the... Problem 12P: An astronaut at rest on Earth has a heartbeat rate of 70 beats/min. What will this rate be when she... Problem 13P: The muon is an unstable particle that spontaneously decays into an electron and two neutrinos. If... Problem 14P: A rod of length L0 moves with a speed v along the horizontal direction. The rod makes an angle of θ0... Problem 15P: The classical Doppler shift for light. A light source recedes from an observer with a speed v that... Problem 16P: Calculate, for the judge, how fast you were going in miles per hour when you ran the red light... Problem 17P Problem 18P Problem 19P: Two spaceships approach each other, each moving with the same speed as measured by an observer on... Problem 20P Problem 21P: An observer on Earth observes two spacecraft moving in the same direction toward the Earth.... Problem 22P: Speed of light in a moving medium. The motion of a medium such as water influences the speed of... Problem 23P: An observer in frame S sees lightning simultaneously strike two points 100 m apart. The first strike... Problem 24P: As seen from Earth, two spaceships A and B are approaching along perpendicular directions. If A is... Problem 25P Problem 26P: The proper length of one spaceship is three times that of another. The two spaceships are traveling... Problem 27P Problem 28P Problem 29P: A spaceship moves away from Earth at a speed v and fires a shuttle craft in the forward direction at... Problem 30P: An observer in a rocket moves toward a mirror at speed v relative to the reference frame labeled by... Problem 31P: A physics professor on Earth gives an exam to her students who are on a spaceship traveling at speed... Problem 32P: A yet-to-be-built spacecraft starts from Earth moving at constant speed to the yet-to-be-discovered... Problem 33P: Suppose our Sun is about to explode. In an effort to escape, we depart in a spaceship at v = 0.80c... Problem 34P: Two powerless rockets are on a collision course. The rockets are moving with speeds of 0.800c and... Problem 35P Problem 36P: Suzanne observes two light pulses to be emitted from the same location, but separated in time by... Problem 37P: An observer in reference frame S sees two events as simultaneous. Event A occurs at the point (50.0... Problem 38P: A spacecraft is launched from the surface of the Earth with a velocity of 0.600c at an angle of... Problem 39P: An Earth satellite used in the Global Positioning System moves in a circular orbit with period 11 h... Problem 40P Problem 9P: A spacecraft moves at a speed of 0.900c. If its length is L as measured by an observer on the...
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Suppose a spaceship is approaching the Earth at 0.075c and a message capsule is sent toward it at 0.075c relative to the Earth.
what is the ratio of the capsule's speed, as measured on the spaceship, to the speed of the light ?
Definition Definition Rate at which light travels, measured in a vacuum. The speed of light is a universal physical constant used in many areas of physics, most commonly denoted by the letter c . The value of the speed of light c = 299,792,458 m/s, but for most of the calculations, the value of the speed of light is approximated as c = 3 x 10 8 m/s.
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