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[Mentors' note - No template because this post was moved from the Relativity forum] Summary:: I'm trying to make sense of the trig/algebra in discussing the experiment. This is an excerpt from the textbook Modern Physics (Thornton/Rex) meant to further explain the set up, however I'm not...

A previous thread outlined the problem with a correct answer, however I don't understand where they got the formulas from. Here are the steps I've taken so far: 1. Convert 2*10^8 years to seconds = 6.3072*10^15 seconds (period,T) 2. The previous thread then went on to say you plug period and...

I read posts from physics forums all the time to help with my homework but never got around to making an account until now. I'm just finishing up my first year as an undergrad physics major at stony brook university :) Looking forward to getting to know everyone!