A selection of general physics flashcards covering the first year undergraduate course (containing, classical/special relativity, Intro to quantum, astronomy, Electricity and magnetism etc...)
Will be updated at some point
| Front | Through a taut sting, what are the two defining characteristics which influence the propogation of a wave? |
| Back | Tension (T)Mass per unit length (\(\mu\)) |
| Front | What is compton scattering? |
| Back | It is the elastic scattering of a high energy photon (Typically High UV or X ray) ionising an electron in an atom, causing it to be ionised with some energy E. With the photon being scattered by some angle \(\theta\) with a reduced wavelengthGiven as the equation:\(\lambda'-\lambda=\frac{h}{mc}(1-cos(\theta))\) |
| Front | What happens when waves are dispersive? |
| Back | \(v_\text(group) \neq v_\text(phase)\)or:\(\frac{d\omega }{dk} \neq \frac{\omega }{k}\) |