1 Introduction: The Nature Of Science And Physics 2 Kinematics 3 Two-dimensional Kinematics 4 Dynamics: Force And Newton's Laws Of Motion 5 Further Applications Of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, And Elasticity 6 Uniform Circular Motion And Gravitation 7 Work, Energy, And Energy Resources 8 Linear Momentum And Collisions 9 Statics And Torque 10 Rotational Motion And Angular Momentum 11 Fluid Statics 12 Fluid Dynamics And Its Biological And Medical Applications 13 Temperature, Kinetic Theory, And The Gas Laws 14 Heat And Heat Transfer Methods 15 Thermodynamics 16 Oscillatory Motion And Waves 17 Physics Of Hearing 18 Electric Charge And Electric Field 19 Electric Potential And Electric Field 20 Electric Current, Resistance, And Ohm's Law 21 Circuits And Dc Instruments 22 Magnetism 23 Electromagnetic Induction, Ac Circuits, And Electrical Technologies 24 Electromagnetic Waves 25 Geometric Optics 26 Vision And Optical Instruments 27 Wave Optics 28 Special Relativity 29 Introduction To Quantum Physics 30 Atomic Physics 31 Radioactivity And Nuclear Physics 32 Medical Applications Of Nuclear Physics 33 Particle Physics 34 Frontiers Of Physics expand_more
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Problem 1CQ: Explain why it only appears that we are at the center of expansion of the universe and why an... Problem 2CQ: If there is no observable edge to the universe, can we determine where its center of expansion is?... Problem 3CQ: If the universe is infinite, does it have a center? Discuss. Problem 4CQ: Another known cause of red shift in light is the source being in a high gravitational field. Discuss... Problem 5CQ: If some unknown cause of red shiftsuch as light becoming "?red" from traveling long distances... Problem 6CQ: Olbers’s paradox poses an interesting question: If the universe is infinite, then any line of sight... Problem 7CQ: If the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) is the remnant of the Big Bang’s ?reball, we... Problem 8CQ: The decay of one type of Kmeson is cited as evidence that nature favors matter over antimatter.... Problem 9CQ: Distances to local galaxies are determined by measuring the brightness of stats, called Cepheid... Problem 10CQ: Distances to very remote galaxies are estimated based on their apparent type, which indicate the... Problem 11CQ: If the smallest meaningful time interval is greater than zero, will the lines in Figure 34.9 ever... Problem 12CQ: Quantum gravity, if developed, would be an improvement on both general relativity and quantum... Problem 13CQ: Does observed gravitational lensing correspond to a converging or diverging lens? Explain briefly. Problem 14CQ: Suppose you measure the red shifts of all the images produced by gravitational lensing, such as in... Problem 15CQ: What are gravitational waves, and have they yet been observed either directly or indirectly? Problem 16CQ: Is the event horizon of a black hole the actual physical surface of the object? Problem 17CQ: Suppose black holes radiate their mass away and the lifetime of a black hole created by a supernova... Problem 18CQ: Discuss the possibility that star velocities at the edges of galaxies being greater than expected is... Problem 19CQ: How does relativistic time dilation prohibit neutrino oscillations it they are massless? Problem 20CQ: If neutrino oscillations do occur, will they violate conservation of the various lepton family... Problem 21CQ: Lacking direct evidence of WIMPs as dark matter, why must we eliminate all other possible... Problem 22CQ: Must a complex system be adaptive to be of interest in the field of complexity? Give an example to... Problem 23CQ: State a necessary condition for a System to be chaotic. Problem 24CQ: What is critical temperature Tc? Do all materials have a critical temperature? Explain why or why... Problem 25CQ: Explain how good thermal contact with liquid nitrogen can keep object at a temperature of 77 K... Problem 26CQ: Not only is liquid nitrogen a cheaper coolant than liquid helium, its boiling point is higher (77 K... Problem 27CQ: For experimental evidence particularly of previously unobserved phenomena, to be taken seriously it... Problem 28CQ: Discuss whether you think there are limits to what humans can understand about the laws of physics.... Problem 1PE: Find the approximate mass of the luminous matter in the Milky Way galaxy, given it has approximately... Problem 2PE: Find the approximate mass of the dark and luminous matter in the Milky Way galaxy. Assume the... Problem 3PE: (a) Estimate the mass of the luminous matter in the known universe, given there are 1011 galaxies,... Problem 4PE: If a galaxy is 500 Mly away from us, how fast do we expect it to be moving and in what direction? Problem 5PE: On average, how far away are galaxies mat are moving away from us at 2.0% of the speed of light? Problem 6PE: Our solar system orbits the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Assuming a circular orbit 30,000 ly in... Problem 7PE: (a) What is the approximate speed relative to us of a galaxy near the edge of the known universe,... Problem 8PE: (a) Calculate The approximate age of the universe from the average value of the Hubble constant, To... Problem 9PE: Assuming a circular orbit for the Sun about the center of the Milky Way galaxy, calculate its... Problem 10PE: (a) What is the approximate force of gravity on a 70kg person due to the Andromeda galaxy, assuming... Problem 11PE: Andromeda galaxy is the closest large galaxy and is visible to the naked eye. Estimate its... Problem 12PE: (a) A particle and its antiparticle are at rest relative to an observer and annihilate (completely... Problem 13PE: The average particle energy needed to observe uni?cation of forces is estimated to be 1019 GeV. (a)... Problem 14PE: The peak intensity of the CMBR occurs at a wavelength of 1.1 mm. (a) What is the energy in eV at a... Problem 15PE: (a) What Hubble constant corresponds to an approximate age of the universe of 1010 y? To get an... Problem 16PE: Show that the velocity of a star orbiting its galaxy in a circular orbit is inversely proportional... Problem 17PE: The core of a star collapses during a supernova, forming a neutron star. Angular momentum of the... Problem 18PE: Using data from the previous problem, find the increase in rotational kinetic energy, given the... Problem 19PE: Distances to the nearest stars (up to 500 by away) can be measured by a technique called parallax,... Problem 20PE: (a) Use the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to calculate the uncertainty in energy for a... Problem 21PE: Construct Your Own Problem Consider a star moving in a circular orbit at the edge at a galaxy.... Problem 22PE: What is the Schwarzschild radius of a blank hole that has a mass eight times that of our Sun? Note... Problem 23PE: Black holes with masses smaller than muse formed in supernovas may have been created in the Big... Problem 24PE: Supermassive black holes are thought to exist at the center of many galaxies. (a) What is the radius... Problem 25PE: Construct Your Own Problem Consider a supermassive black hole near the center of a galaxy. Calculate... Problem 26PE: The characteristic length of entities in Superstring theory is approximately (a) Find the energy in... Problem 27PE: If the dark matter in the Milky Way were composed entirely of MACHOs (evidence shows it is not),... Problem 28PE: The critical mass density needed to just halt the expansion of the universe is approximately (a)... Problem 29PE: Assume the average density of the universe is 0.1 of the critical density needed for closure. What... Problem 30PE: To get an idea of how empty deep spam is on the average, perform the following calculations: (a)... Problem 31PE: A section of superconducting wire carries a current of 100 A and requires 1.00 L of liquid nitrogen... format_list_bulleted