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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/11869| Title: | Reflection from a moving mirror - a simple derivation using the photon model of light | Authors: | GJurchinovski, Aleksandar | Keywords: | Physics - Classical Physics Physics - Classical Physics |
Issue Date: | 2-Jul-2012 | Journal: | Eur. J. Phys. 34 (2013) L1-L4 | Abstract: | We present an elementary analysis of the effects on light reflected from a uniformly moving mirror by using the photon picture of light and the conservation laws for energy and momentum of the system photon-mirror. Such a dynamical approach to the problem seems very suitable for introductory physics courses, not requiring any previous knowledge in wave optics or special relativity. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/11869 | DOI: | 10.1088/0143-0807/34/1/L1 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Journal Articles |
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