Modern Physics3rd EditionRaymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer Publisher: Cengage LearningISBN: 9781111794378
Modern Physics
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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 7Q:
When we speak of time dilation, do we mean that time passes more slowly in moving systems or that it...Problem 10Q:
It is said that Einstein, in his teenage years, asked the question, What would I see in a mirror if...Problem 12Q:
What happens to the density of an object as its speed increases, as measured by an Earth observer?
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In a lab frame of reference, an observer finds Newton’s second law is valid in the form. Show that...Problem 4P:
An airplane flying upwind, downwind, and crosswind shows the main principle of the MichelsonMorley...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 19P:
Two spaceships approach each other, each moving with the same speed as measured by an observer on...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 26P:
The proper length of one spaceship is three times that of another. The two spaceships are traveling...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 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...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - Relativity IChapter 1.2 - The Principle Of RelativityChapter 1.5 - Consequences Of Special RelativityChapter 1.6 - The Lorentz TransformationChapter 2 - Relativity IiChapter 3 - The Quantum Theroy Of LightChapter 3.2 - Blackbody RadiationChapter 4 - The Particle Nature Of MatterChapter 4.2 - The Composition Of AtomsChapter 4.3 - The Bohr Atom
Chapter 5 - Matter WavesChapter 5.1 - The Pilot Waves Of De BroglieChapter 5.5 - The Heisenberg Uncertainty PrincipleChapter 6 - Quantum Mechanics In One DimensionChapter 6.4 - The Particle In A BoxChapter 6.5 - The Finite Square Well (optional)Chapter 6.7 - Expectation ValuesChapter 6.8 - Observables And OperatorsChapter 7 - Tunneling PhenomenaChapter 7.1 - The Square BarrierChapter 8 - Quantum Mechanics In Three DimensionsChapter 8.1 - Particle In A Three-dimensional BoxChapter 8.3 - Space QuantizationChapter 8.5 - Atomic Hydrogen And Hydrogen-like IonsChapter 9 - Atomic StructureChapter 9.2 - The Spinning ElectronChapter 9.3 - The Spin–orbit Interaction And Other Magnetic EffectsChapter 10 - Statistical PhysicsChapter 11 - Molecular StructureChapter 11.2 - Molecular Rotation And VibrationChapter 12 - The Solid StateChapter 13 - Nuclear StructureChapter 13.4 - RadioactivityChapter 14 - Nuclear Physics ApplicationsChapter 15 - Elementary ParticlesChapter 15.6 - Strange Particles And StrangenessChapter 15.7 - How Are Elementary Particles Produced And Particle Properties Measured?Chapter 16 - Cosmology
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