Homeroom
... Ama starts sliding with a velocity of 1 m/s. After 3s, her velocity is 7 m/s. What is Ama’s acceleration? What do you know? Initial velocity=1m/s, final velocity=7m/s, time=3s Write the formula: a= v(final)-(V)initial ...
... Ama starts sliding with a velocity of 1 m/s. After 3s, her velocity is 7 m/s. What is Ama’s acceleration? What do you know? Initial velocity=1m/s, final velocity=7m/s, time=3s Write the formula: a= v(final)-(V)initial ...
LECTURE 1: Email: “He who
... gravitational field. This is called the weak equivalence principle. We could brush the problem aside by including ẍ in the gravitational field, gx . This is known as the strong equivalence principle: “If it looks like gravity, and it quacks like gravity, then it is gravity”. Einstein, in typical Ei ...
... gravitational field. This is called the weak equivalence principle. We could brush the problem aside by including ẍ in the gravitational field, gx . This is known as the strong equivalence principle: “If it looks like gravity, and it quacks like gravity, then it is gravity”. Einstein, in typical Ei ...
Chapter 19 Option H: RELATIVITY
... is not diicult to show that if Mary were to measure the acceleration of an object as a' then Paul would measure the acceleration of the object as a = a'. In this respect they would both interpret Newton’s Second Law (in it’s basic form, F = ma) identically. his means that there is no mechanics exper ...
... is not diicult to show that if Mary were to measure the acceleration of an object as a' then Paul would measure the acceleration of the object as a = a'. In this respect they would both interpret Newton’s Second Law (in it’s basic form, F = ma) identically. his means that there is no mechanics exper ...
physics space notes File
... Important Features of Rocket Launches A rocket is a system that undergoes a kind of continuous explosion. The launch begins with the rocket producing thrust by burning fuel and expelling the resulting hot gases out one end. These hot gases have a momentum in one direction, and since the total moment ...
... Important Features of Rocket Launches A rocket is a system that undergoes a kind of continuous explosion. The launch begins with the rocket producing thrust by burning fuel and expelling the resulting hot gases out one end. These hot gases have a momentum in one direction, and since the total moment ...
The Einstein – Lorentz Dispute Revisited
... expecting to find two different measured results for the speed of light because of the motion of the earth in its orbit relative to the "aether", obtained the "negative" result that the speed of light always measured to be the same regardless of the motion of the observers, Michaelson and Morely and ...
... expecting to find two different measured results for the speed of light because of the motion of the earth in its orbit relative to the "aether", obtained the "negative" result that the speed of light always measured to be the same regardless of the motion of the observers, Michaelson and Morely and ...
Lecture 1 Assignment 1.1 Binomial expansion
... In the Star Trek series a so-called Transporter is used to “beam” people and their equipment from a starship to the surface of nearby planets and back. The Transporter mechanism is not explained, but it appears to work only locally. (If it could transport to remote locations, why bother with the sta ...
... In the Star Trek series a so-called Transporter is used to “beam” people and their equipment from a starship to the surface of nearby planets and back. The Transporter mechanism is not explained, but it appears to work only locally. (If it could transport to remote locations, why bother with the sta ...
Relativistic Effects - The Physics of Bruce Harvey
... near the speed of light, the electric field generated by the motion of the magnetic field becomes significant and starts to affect the electron's electric field. The amount of electric flux is fixed because electric flux is quantised. The electric field generated by the motion of the magnetic field ...
... near the speed of light, the electric field generated by the motion of the magnetic field becomes significant and starts to affect the electron's electric field. The amount of electric flux is fixed because electric flux is quantised. The electric field generated by the motion of the magnetic field ...
The Age of Einstein
... Fitzgerald, Larmor, and other physicists at that time considered length contraction and time dilation to be “real” effects, associated with minute physical changes in the structure of rods and clocks when in motion. It was left to the young Einstein, working as a junior Patent Officer in Bern, and t ...
... Fitzgerald, Larmor, and other physicists at that time considered length contraction and time dilation to be “real” effects, associated with minute physical changes in the structure of rods and clocks when in motion. It was left to the young Einstein, working as a junior Patent Officer in Bern, and t ...
CHAPTER 2: Special Theory of Relativity
... different positions is greater than the time between the same events at one position: time dilation. 2) The events do not occur at the same space and time coordinates in the two inertial frames To transform time and space coordinates between inertial frames, one needs to use the Lorentz transformati ...
... different positions is greater than the time between the same events at one position: time dilation. 2) The events do not occur at the same space and time coordinates in the two inertial frames To transform time and space coordinates between inertial frames, one needs to use the Lorentz transformati ...
relative - Purdue Physics
... • Let’s revisit the decaying pi mesons. They go a lot farther in the lab than you’d predict from their restframe proper decay lifetime. • From the point of view of the pions, the kilometerslong lab has Lorentz-contracted to a few meters length! So the pion has no problem living long enough to go tha ...
... • Let’s revisit the decaying pi mesons. They go a lot farther in the lab than you’d predict from their restframe proper decay lifetime. • From the point of view of the pions, the kilometerslong lab has Lorentz-contracted to a few meters length! So the pion has no problem living long enough to go tha ...
The Principle of Relativity Outline
... Assuming movement is small so that the force doesn’t change appreciably, the distance moved in 3 min (180 sec) is ...
... Assuming movement is small so that the force doesn’t change appreciably, the distance moved in 3 min (180 sec) is ...
Special Relativity
... Imagine that in the frame S we have a clock beating in one second intervals. The clock is stationary in S (i.e. the time interval in S is T=t1-t2, for x2=x1=x). For an observer in S' (in motion with respect to S) the time interval of the clock in S is given by the Lorentz Transformation. t'1=(t1-(v. ...
... Imagine that in the frame S we have a clock beating in one second intervals. The clock is stationary in S (i.e. the time interval in S is T=t1-t2, for x2=x1=x). For an observer in S' (in motion with respect to S) the time interval of the clock in S is given by the Lorentz Transformation. t'1=(t1-(v. ...
c - Telkom University
... from the Earth at a great speed and to return; Frank decides to reside on the Earth. The Problem Upon Mary’s return, Frank reasons that her clocks measuring her age must run slow. As such, she will return younger. However, Mary claims that it is Frank who is moving and consequently his clocks must r ...
... from the Earth at a great speed and to return; Frank decides to reside on the Earth. The Problem Upon Mary’s return, Frank reasons that her clocks measuring her age must run slow. As such, she will return younger. However, Mary claims that it is Frank who is moving and consequently his clocks must r ...
CHAPTER 2: Special Theory of Relativity
... from the Earth at a great speed and to return; Frank decides to reside on the Earth. The Problem Upon Mary’s return, Frank reasons that her clocks measuring her age must run slow. As such, she will return younger. However, Mary claims that it is Frank who is moving and consequently his clocks must r ...
... from the Earth at a great speed and to return; Frank decides to reside on the Earth. The Problem Upon Mary’s return, Frank reasons that her clocks measuring her age must run slow. As such, she will return younger. However, Mary claims that it is Frank who is moving and consequently his clocks must r ...
Fall 2003 Digression: on the constancy of c.
... reality. If I see the muon arrive at the surface of the earth, the muon must agree that it actually did arrive at the surface of the earth. Our average muon “says” there is no doubt whatsoever that its lifetime is 2.2 s, and during that time it travels 0.66 km. I say the muon reaches the surface of ...
... reality. If I see the muon arrive at the surface of the earth, the muon must agree that it actually did arrive at the surface of the earth. Our average muon “says” there is no doubt whatsoever that its lifetime is 2.2 s, and during that time it travels 0.66 km. I say the muon reaches the surface of ...
JKDoranPaper - FSU High Energy Physics
... laws of electromagnetism, and he accomplished this with his paper on the theory of special relativity. ...
... laws of electromagnetism, and he accomplished this with his paper on the theory of special relativity. ...
special relativity via electro-magnetic clocks
... not actually show this). Then he used a rod-clock (a rod with mirrors at both ends to a reflect a light beam back and forth along the rod, the interval between successive reflections at one of the mirrors defining the unit of time) to show that length contraction implied time dilation. The same meth ...
... not actually show this). Then he used a rod-clock (a rod with mirrors at both ends to a reflect a light beam back and forth along the rod, the interval between successive reflections at one of the mirrors defining the unit of time) to show that length contraction implied time dilation. The same meth ...
ACCELERATION WORD PROBLEMS
... 10. The gravitational force on Mars is much lower than the gravitational force on Earth (acceleration due to gravity on Earth accelerates falling objects at 9.8 m/s 2). If a dropped hammer’s speed increases from 0.0 m/s to 15.0 m/s in 4.04 s, what is the acceleration due to gravity on Mars? ...
... 10. The gravitational force on Mars is much lower than the gravitational force on Earth (acceleration due to gravity on Earth accelerates falling objects at 9.8 m/s 2). If a dropped hammer’s speed increases from 0.0 m/s to 15.0 m/s in 4.04 s, what is the acceleration due to gravity on Mars? ...
The Speed of Light - HRSBSTAFF Home Page
... the speed of light was the same in all reference systems Einstein’s theory of special relativity requires giving up some long held “common sense” ideas about space and time that we have held over the centuries. But it had the advantage that it embodies both theory ...
... the speed of light was the same in all reference systems Einstein’s theory of special relativity requires giving up some long held “common sense” ideas about space and time that we have held over the centuries. But it had the advantage that it embodies both theory ...
Definitions
... gravity is about the same as on the ground.) Our measurements that we take with LoggerPro should be the same as what we did in class if we set things up carefully. 2. The speed of light, c, is constant in all inertial frames. Few wanted to believe this prior to the Michelson-Morley experiment in 188 ...
... gravity is about the same as on the ground.) Our measurements that we take with LoggerPro should be the same as what we did in class if we set things up carefully. 2. The speed of light, c, is constant in all inertial frames. Few wanted to believe this prior to the Michelson-Morley experiment in 188 ...
Physics Final - cloudfront.net
... then fall to points lower than where it started. The upward launch is at t = 0. The time listings to the left of the ball refer to instants while on the way up. The time listings on the right refer to instants during downward motion. For the three of the positions, the ball is at that position twice ...
... then fall to points lower than where it started. The upward launch is at t = 0. The time listings to the left of the ball refer to instants while on the way up. The time listings on the right refer to instants during downward motion. For the three of the positions, the ball is at that position twice ...
slides - UMD Physics
... d th t ti i th i ll f f The implications of the speed of light being the same in all reference frames is that space and time MUST change in different reference frames. g To analyze the situation, we make some definition and set up our reference frames and clocks. Event: Physical activity that take ...
... d th t ti i th i ll f f The implications of the speed of light being the same in all reference frames is that space and time MUST change in different reference frames. g To analyze the situation, we make some definition and set up our reference frames and clocks. Event: Physical activity that take ...
Special Relativity - the SASPhysics.com
... – atomic clocks in aeroplanes – satnav satellites that have to be corrected for relativistic clock speeds, etc . ...
... – atomic clocks in aeroplanes – satnav satellites that have to be corrected for relativistic clock speeds, etc . ...
Clocks/meter sticks - University of Colorado Boulder
... In a given reference frame, the time of an event is given by a) The time the observer at the origin sees it. b) The time that any observer anywhere in the frame sees it. c) The time according to the clock nearest the event when it happens. d) The time according to a properly synchronized clock neare ...
... In a given reference frame, the time of an event is given by a) The time the observer at the origin sees it. b) The time that any observer anywhere in the frame sees it. c) The time according to the clock nearest the event when it happens. d) The time according to a properly synchronized clock neare ...