Modern Physics
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Author: Randy Harris
Publisher: Addison Wesley
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Chapter 2, Problem 64E
A light beam moves at an angle ? with the x−axis as seen from frame S. Using the relativistic velocity transformation, find the components of its velocity when viewed from frame
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