Questions from Modern Physics


Q: Suppose that in the situation of Example 34.7 of Section

Suppose that in the situation of Example 34.7 of Section 34.3 (see Fig. 34.26) a vertical arrow 2.00 m tall is painted on the side of the pool beneath the water line. According to the calculations in...

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Q: Two events are observed in a frame of reference S to occur

Two events are observed in a frame of reference S to occur at the same space point, the second occurring 1.80 s after the first. In a frame S′ moving relative to S, the second event is observed to occ...

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Q: Einstein and Lorentz, being avid tennis players, play a fast

Einstein and Lorentz, being avid tennis players, play a fast-paced game on a court where they stand 20.0 m from each other. Being very skilled players, they play without a net. The tennis ball has mas...

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Q: A baseball coach uses a radar device to measure the speed of

A baseball coach uses a radar device to measure the speed of an approaching pitched baseball. This device sends out electromagnetic waves with frequency f0 and then measures the shift in frequency ∆f...

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Q: A spaceship moving at constant speed u relative to us broadcasts a

A spaceship moving at constant speed u relative to us broadcasts a radio signal at constant frequency f0. As the spaceship approaches us, we receive a higher frequency f; after it has passed, we recei...

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Q: The French physicist Armand Fizeau was the first to measure the speed

The French physicist Armand Fizeau was the first to measure the speed of light accurately. He also found experimentally that the speed, relative to the lab frame, of light traveling in a tank of water...

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Q: As a research scientist at a linear accelerator, you are studying

As a research scientist at a linear accelerator, you are studying an unstable particle. You measure its mean lifetime ∆t as a function of the particle’s speed relat...

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Q: You are an astronomer investigating four astronomical sources of infrared radiation.

You are an astronomer investigating four astronomical sources of infrared radiation. You have identified the nature of each source, so you know the frequency f0 of each when it is at rest relative to...

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Q: You are a scientist studying small aerosol particles that are contained in

You are a scientist studying small aerosol particles that are contained in a vacuum chamber. The particles carry a net charge, and you use a uniform electric field to exert a constant force of 8.00 *...

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Q: After being produced in a collision between elementary particles, a positive

After being produced in a collision between elementary particles, a positive pion (π+) must travel down a 1.90-km-long tube to reach an experimental area. A π+ particle has an average lifetime (measur...

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