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Transformation of angles in special relativity

My question is about the problem below Depicted are two space ships (the USS Voyager and the USS Enterprise), each with velocity $v=c/2$ relative to the space station (Babylon 5). At the exact mome …
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Confusion concerning the use of wavenumber in exercise about Fabry-Perot etalon

In the exercise we are given that the spectrum of a light source consists of two spectral lines, which both have wavelengths around $500 \text{ nm}$ and the separation between them - given in wavenumb …
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Counting the number of modes

The exercise is the following Show that the number $N(\lambda) \, \mathrm d \lambda$ of standing electromagnetic waves (modes) in a large cube of volume $V$ with wavelengts within the interval $\l …
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Vibrational motion of linear diatomic molecule

This question concerns the following exercise from an old exam: The vibrational motion of a linear diatomic molecule can be approximated as simple harmonic motion. A CO molecule has a bond with forc …
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