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Relativistic Mechanics

Problem 1.382

The photon energy in the frame \(K\) is equal to \(\varepsilon .\) Making use of the transformation formulas cited in the foregoing problem, find the energy \(\varepsilon^{\prime}\) of this photon in the frame \(K^{\prime}\) moving with a velocity \(V\) relative to the frame \(K\) in the photon's motion direction. At what value of \(V\) is the energy of the photon equal to \(\varepsilon^{\prime}=\varepsilon / 2 ?\)

Reveal Answer
ε=ε(1β)/(1+β), where β=V/c,V=3/5c\varepsilon^{\prime}=\varepsilon \sqrt{(1-\beta) /(1+\beta)}, \text { where } \beta=V / c, V=3 / 5 c