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Chapter 12 Review

Study of Special Relativity

Cheryl Dellai

Study of Special RelativitySpecial

Relativity

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What are the two postulates of special relativity?

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Einstein's famous equation

E0 = moc2 is a statement of __________.

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__________ is the prediction of special relativity that moving clocks run slow.

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The prediction from special relativity that the length of a moving object will be shortened in the direction of motion is called __________.

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According to special relativity the __________ of a moving object is equal to .

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Because of their short lifetimes, very few muons that are produced in the upper atmosphere at high speeds should be observed at the surface of the earth. Yet we detect large numbers of muons at ground level because of the special relativistic effect of _________ .

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What happens as object approaches the speed of light?

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What is the formula for length contraction?

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An electron and a positron, which are two massive particles, can annihilate when they come together to produce two photons, which have no mass. According to special relativity, this pair annihilation is an example of __________.

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When it comes near a heavy nucleus, a gamma ray, which is a high energy photon, can "disappear," and in its place there will be produced an electron and a positron, which both have mass. According to special relativity, this pair production is an example _________ .

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The four fundamental forces in nature are _______ .

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Models for combining gravity electromagnetic, weak and strong nuclear interactions into a single basic force.

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The fundamental particles that are the building blocks of hadrons are __________.

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Give an example of a lepton.

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The six quantum numbers for quarks are _______ .

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The ______________ interaction alone can change one type of quark into another.

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__________ is the collective name given for particles that interact via the strong force.

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How many quark colors are there?

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The color force between quarks that binds quarks together is carried by __________.

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If the charge on a Cheryl is +, the charge on an anti-Cheryl is ________.

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The quark structure of the proton is __________.

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The quark structure of the neutron is __________.

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Quarks have electric charges of magnitude of ______ .

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What's the quark structure of an antiproton?

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What are the two postulates of special relativity?

The Laws of physics apply in all inertial frames of reference. There is no preferred frame.

The speed of light in a vacuum is constant for all frames.

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Einstein's famous equation EO = mOc2 is a statement of The equivalence of mass and energy EO = rest energy mO is called rest mass.

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Time dilation is the prediction of special relativity that moving clocks run slow.

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The prediction from special relativity that the length of a moving object will be shortened in the direction of motion is called length contraction.

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According to special relativity the kinetic energy of a moving object is equal to .

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Because of their short lifetimes, very few muons that are produced in the upper atmosphere at high speeds should be observed at the surface of the earth. Yet we detect large numbers of muons at ground level because of the special relativistic effect of time dilation.

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What happens as object approaches the speed of light?

Mass increasesLength contractsTime Slows down

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What is the formula for length contraction?LRel = Lo*(1- (v/c)²)0.5

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An electron and a positron, which are two massive particles, can annihilate when they come together to produce two photons, which have no mass. According to special relativity, this pair annihilation is an example of the equivalence of mass and energy .

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When it comes near a heavy nucleus, a gamma ray, which is a high energy photon, can "disappear," and in its place there will be produced an electron and a positron, which both have mass. According to special relativity, this pair production is an example the equivalence of mass and energy

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The four fundamental forces in nature are

•strong interaction, •weak interaction, •electromagnetic interaction, •gravitational interaction

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Models for combining gravity electromagnetic, weak and strong nuclear interactions into a single basic force.

Grand Unification Theories

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The fundamental particles that are the building blocks of hadrons are Quarks.

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Give an example of a lepton.

electron

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The six quantum numbers for quarks are up, down,

strange, charm,

bottom (beauty), top (truth)

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The weak interaction alone can change one type of quark into another.

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Hadron is the collective name given for particles that interact via the strong force.

Baryons have 3 quarks or anti quarks.Mesons have a quark and an anti quark.

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How many quark colors are there? 3 red, green and blue

Each quark in a baryon must be a different color.

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The color force between quarks that binds quarks together is carried by gluons.

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If the charge on a Cheryl is +, the charge on an anti-Cheryl is negative.

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The quark structure of the proton is uud.

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The quark structure of the neutron is udd.

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Quarks have electric charges of magnitude

1/3 e.2/3 e.

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What's the quark structure of an antiproton?

uud

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