How To Solve Physics Problems

Special Relativity  The special theory of relativity is based on two postulates. 1. The laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames. Inertial frames are reference (coordinate) frames moving at constant velocity with respect to one another; that is, they are not accelerating. 2. The speed of light is the same in […]
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Special Relativity  The special theory of relativity is based on two postulates. 1. The laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames. Inertial frames are reference (coordinate) frames moving at constant velocity with respect to one another; that is, they are not accelerating. 2. The speed of light is the same in […]
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Special Relativity  The special theory of relativity is based on two postulates. 1. The laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames. Inertial frames are reference (coordinate) frames moving at constant velocity with respect to one another; that is, they are not accelerating. 2. The speed of light is the same in […]
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Diffraction and Interference  The wave nature of light is used to explain the several diffraction and interference phenomena discussed in this chapter.  Double Slit Diffraction Figure 46-1 shows the setup for the classic Young’s double slit experiment first performed around 1800.  Fig. 46-1  Monochromatic light passes through a sufficiently narrow slit to produce a coherent […]
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Diffraction and Interference  The wave nature of light is used to explain the several diffraction and interference phenomena discussed in this chapter.  Double Slit Diffraction Figure 46-1 shows the setup for the classic Young’s double slit experiment first performed around 1800.  Fig. 46-1  Monochromatic light passes through a sufficiently narrow slit to produce a coherent […]
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Diffraction and Interference  The wave nature of light is used to explain the several diffraction and interference phenomena discussed in this chapter.  Double Slit Diffraction Figure 46-1 shows the setup for the classic Young’s double slit experiment first performed around 1800.  Fig. 46-1  Monochromatic light passes through a sufficiently narrow slit to produce a coherent […]
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Mirrors and Lenses The subject of mirrors and lenses is difficult to treat briefly first because for a thorough discussion there needs to be considerable attention to sign convention and second because different instructors and authors approach the subject with slight, but very significant differences that impact the working of problems. The only way to […]
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Mirrors and Lenses The subject of mirrors and lenses is difficult to treat briefly first because for a thorough discussion there needs to be considerable attention to sign convention and second because different instructors and authors approach the subject with slight, but very significant differences that impact the working of problems. The only way to […]
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Mirrors and Lenses The subject of mirrors and lenses is difficult to treat briefly first because for a thorough discussion there needs to be considerable attention to sign convention and second because different instructors and authors approach the subject with slight, but very significant differences that impact the working of problems. The only way to […]
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Reflection, Refraction, and Polarization  In the study of reflection and refraction it is very convenient to depict light as rays. A light ray represents the path of a thin beam (ray) of light. This ray construct is very convenient in understanding reflection and refraction as well as images formed by mirrors and lenses. Reflection and […]
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