Introduction to Classical Mechanics · Problem 11.53

Relativity (Kinematics) — Morin

Physics — Mechanics · relativistic-velocity-transformation

Problem

Angled photon * A photon moves at an angle

\theta

with respect to the

x'

axis in frame

S'

. Frame

S'

moves at speed

v

with respect to frame

S

(along the

x'

axis). Calculate the components of the photon's velocity in

S

, and verify that the speed is

c