This document is an assignment for a 2nd semester B.Tech course in Engineering Physics. It contains 3 sections with multiple choice and short answer questions assessing various course outcomes related to special relativity, Galilean transformations, interference of light, and other topics covered in the course. Section A contains 6 very short answer questions worth 1 mark each. Section B contains 3 short answer questions worth 4 marks each. Section C contains 2 long answer questions worth 6 marks each. The questions test concepts like the difference between inertial and non-inertial frames of reference, Lorentz transformations, Compton shift, relativistic mass, Huygen's principle, conditions for interference, and formulations related to relativistic velocity addition, mass-energy relation
This document is an assignment for a 2nd semester B.Tech course in Engineering Physics. It contains 3 sections with multiple choice and short answer questions assessing various course outcomes related to special relativity, Galilean transformations, interference of light, and other topics covered in the course. Section A contains 6 very short answer questions worth 1 mark each. Section B contains 3 short answer questions worth 4 marks each. Section C contains 2 long answer questions worth 6 marks each. The questions test concepts like the difference between inertial and non-inertial frames of reference, Lorentz transformations, Compton shift, relativistic mass, Huygen's principle, conditions for interference, and formulations related to relativistic velocity addition, mass-energy relation
This document is an assignment for a 2nd semester B.Tech course in Engineering Physics. It contains 3 sections with multiple choice and short answer questions assessing various course outcomes related to special relativity, Galilean transformations, interference of light, and other topics covered in the course. Section A contains 6 very short answer questions worth 1 mark each. Section B contains 3 short answer questions worth 4 marks each. Section C contains 2 long answer questions worth 6 marks each. The questions test concepts like the difference between inertial and non-inertial frames of reference, Lorentz transformations, Compton shift, relativistic mass, Huygen's principle, conditions for interference, and formulations related to relativistic velocity addition, mass-energy relation
This document is an assignment for a 2nd semester B.Tech course in Engineering Physics. It contains 3 sections with multiple choice and short answer questions assessing various course outcomes related to special relativity, Galilean transformations, interference of light, and other topics covered in the course. Section A contains 6 very short answer questions worth 1 mark each. Section B contains 3 short answer questions worth 4 marks each. Section C contains 2 long answer questions worth 6 marks each. The questions test concepts like the difference between inertial and non-inertial frames of reference, Lorentz transformations, Compton shift, relativistic mass, Huygen's principle, conditions for interference, and formulations related to relativistic velocity addition, mass-energy relation
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Uttaranchal University
Uttaranchal Institute of Technology
Assignment-1 , Even Semester (Session: 2022-23) Programme: B. Tech (CSE) Semester:2nd Course: Engineering Physics CourseCode:TPH-201 Section : E Roll. No....................................... Note: Question Paper has three sections. Read carefully instructions for each section. Time: 1.5 hr Max Marks: 30 Section- A (Very Short Answer Type Questions) Q. 1: Attempt all Questions (1 marks each) Course Outcome BT a. Write difference between inertial and non-inertial frame of references. CO1 UN b. Explain the two postulates of special theory of relativity in brief. CO1 UN c. Write the expression for Compton shift and write its maximum value. CO1 UN d. Write expression for relativistic mass. CO1 UN e. State and explain any two basic conditions for observing the phenomena of CO2 AN interference of light. f. Interpret the significance of monochromatic light and coherent sources? CO2 AN
Section- B (Short Answer Type Questions)
Q. 2: Attempt all Questions (4 marks each) Course Outcome BT a. Write Galilean space transformation equations and derive Galilean velocity CO1 EV transformation equations using space transformation equations. Or What do you understand by proper length? Derive the formula for length CO1 EV contraction.
b. Derive Lorentz transformation equations using proper diagram. CO1 CR
Or Explain proper time interval and derive formulate the expression of time CO1 CR dilation. Considering the mean life-time of a meson as 2 x 10 -8 seconds. Calculate its mean life when it moves with a velocity of 0.8c.
c. State Huygen’s principle. Explain constructive and destructive interference in CO2 AN
detail. Or Write the relation between phase difference and path difference and explain it CO2 AN with the help of diagram.
Section- C (Long Answer Type Questions)
Q. 3: Attempt all Questions (6 marks each) Course Outcome BT a. Obtain the relativistic formula for addition of velocities and also prove that CO1 CR the speed of light is constant. Or Derive Einstein’s mass-energy relation: E = mc2 using special theory of CO1 CR relativity. Explain its significance.
b. Formulate expression for resultant intensity due to superposition of two CO2 CR
waves. Find the conditions of maxima and minima. Or Formulate the expression of path difference, positions of bright and dark CO2 CR fringes and fringe width.