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Dear Experts, When an electromagnetic wave moves from a rarer to a denser medium or gets reflected by a mirror, it encounters a phase shift of pi or (lambda/2), in that case, the reflected wave will be out of phase with the incident wave. I have a very basic (maybe non intuitive or even...

Homework Statement A tunnel is drilled from the surface of the earth(mass assumed to be M and radius to be R) to its center . A body of mass m is dropped from the surface to the center through the tunnel. What will be the velocity with which the body of mass m will hit the tunnel...

When i send a projectile up, the height attained clearly relates to the angle of projection. But quite differently, when i launch a satellite, the height it attained is independent of the angle of projection. In fact, i guess, both the horizontal and vertical components in a launch contribute to...

So i guess it is arguably less compared to the orbital velocity.

Thank You. I still have a little doubt regarding this. Even if i don't impart it any horizontal speed,i guess it will still have a horizontal speed resulting from the fact that it is sent from a plane that is spinning. So why do i need to impart more horizontal speed? is there any technical or...

Dear Experts, When we launch a satellite, we launch it from Earth which is spinning, so the tangential velocity component of the point on the surface where the rocket is launched from will be acquired by it. Is that the only horizontal velocity or is the rocket accelerated at an angle upward...

I understand, but if i am willing to put in some work and effort, which one or what would be the most possible or feasible solution?

Simon, i completed a bachelors course in Computer Science and Engineering recently, but off late, i found myself more interested and devoted to physics. I had taken physics maths chemistry steam for my higher secondary program, and my interest and capability in mathematics is not weak i guess...

Could you please advise me on the best all in one book to learn Mathematical Methods for Physics.

Hello experts, I would be glad if anyone could help me find out some basic beginners materials on ORBITAL MECHANICS. I am looking for ones that would help me understand the practical and technical aspects of launching a satellite, maintaining it in an orbit, changing orbits, results of...

Experts, I need to find out the centrifugal acceleration on a ball of mass m placed at a distance R from one end of the rod, and that end is being pivoted to rotate the rod..Of angular acceleration is alpha, is it correct to say, Centripetal / centrifugal (in case that the ball remains...

I thank all you experts on helping me regarding this concept. I really appreciate it.

Thank you for the reply. By accelerating internally i mean, without external interference, that is by means of some propulsion. If the satellite shoots some mass out in opposite direction. And in case of changing the velocity by an external agent, is it possible to apply law of energy...

I would also be glad to receive some help about how to analyze the motion of the satellite/body subsequent to external interaction. That is, 1. what will happen if I hit the satellite or the body with some other object towards the center of the orbit. 2. What will happen if i hit the satellite...

Dear Experts, I have certain doubts regarding bodies moving around a particular planet, in a orbit. 1. What will happen if the satellite/the body accelerates internally? The equation for mechanical energy of a satellite is, TE = KE + PE...