Modern Physics: Special Relativity
A galaxy is receding from Earth at 15,000 km/s. If one of...
Modern Physics: Special Relativity
A galaxy is receding from Earth at 15,000 km/s. If one of the
characteristic wavelengths of light emitted by the galaxy is 550
nm, what corresponding wavelength will be measured by observers on
Earth?
Modern Physics: Special Relativity
All of these are part of one question;
a) Sam once again gets on a spaceship and travels to a planet 13 ly
(light years) away at a speed 0.5c while Alex stays on Earth. How
long does the entire trip take in Sam’s rest frame?
b) In Alex’s?
c) During the return trip, Sam turns on a lamp with a wavelength of
500 nm to send a signal to Alex. What wavelength does Alex
observe?
Modern Physics: Special Relativity
Twin A travels to a planet 12 light-years away and back at 0.6c
while twin B remains on Earth. Each twin sends a message to the
other every year in their own frame of reference.
a) How many messages does each twin send?
b) How many messages does each twin receive?
Modern Physics: Special Relativity
In its own reference frame, a proton crosses the Milky Way
(diameter ? 105 light-years) in 5 minutes.
a) What is the energy of the proton in eV?
b) How long would it take the proton to cross the galaxy to an
observer in the galaxy’s rest frame?
A circular rock 5 km in radius hits the earth head-on, at speed
36 km/s. The rock's density is 3 g/cm3. The earth's mass
is 6*1024 kg. Treating the earth as initially
stationary, calculate its final in speed due to the impact.
Because of the system's trouble with small numbers, calculate
the speed in μm/s -- the distance unit is the micron or micrometer,
10-6 meter.
I am so confused on where to start, like is the rocks density m2...
In SPECIAL RELATIVITY, what or why is - choose one of the three
alternatives each for a) - d)
a) AN EVENT (1. A line in spacetime - 2. A point in spacetime -
3. A space in spacetime)
b) GENERALLY REFFERED TO AS "THE INTERVAL" (1. Time interval
between events - 2. Space interval between events - 3. Spacetime
interval between events)
c) TIME MULTIPLIED WITH SPEED OF LIGHT (1. To give time the same
unit as space -...
A distant galaxy is simultaneously rotating and receding from
the earth. As the drawing shows, the galactic center is receding
from the earth at a relative speed of uG = 2.00 × 106 m/s. Relative
to the center, the tangential speed is vT = 0.380 × 106 m/s for
locations A and B, which are equidistant from the center. When the
frequencies of the light coming from regions A and B are measured
on earth, they are not the same...
When it comes to EINSTEINS SPECIAL RELATIVITY, what is correct -
choose one of the three alternatives each for a) - d)
a) A PHOTON (1. Has energy but no mass - 2. Has mass but no
energy - 3. Has momentum but no energy)
b) A PHOTON (1. Can create massive particles - 2. Can only
create mass-less particles - 3. Ages conversely proportional to its
energy)
c) IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN INVARIANT (1. Momentum - 2. Energy...
A rocket, launched from the Earth, shuts off its engines when
its speed is 4.90 km/s. It reaches a maximum altitude H of 2790 km
before it falls back to Earth. At what altitude l did the rocket's
engines shut off? The mass, radius, and escape speed of the Earth
are 5.972 x 1024 kg, 6.371 x 106 m, and 11.18 km/s respectively (4
points)
The distance from earth to the center of the galaxy is about
22500 ly (1 ly = 1 light-year = 9.47 ? 1015 m), as
measured by an earth-based observer. A spaceship is to make this
journey at a speed of 0.9950c. According to a clock on
board the spaceship, how long will it take to make the trip?
Express your answer in years (1 yr = 3.16 ? 107 s).
Please be as detailed as possible in your response,...