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Ok, having Lorentz transformations for the momentum: E'=\gamma(E-\beta cp_{x}) cp'_{x} =\gamma(cp_{x}-\beta E) cp'_y=cp_y cp'_z=cp_z Where the primed frame is the mirror's one. As haruspex pointed, I have divided the x and y components of the momentum, getting two expressions for...

Yes, I've thought of the momentum, h*nu. Is the frequency of the incident photon as measured in the mirror frame the same as the one from an external observer? The other thing to take into account is that in the mirror frame the angles are the same isn't it? But again, by Doppler effect, the...

Homework Statement A mirror is moving uniformly in a direction normal to its plane with velocity v=βc. Given the angle of incidence and frequency of an incident photon (θ_e,nu_e in the figure), calculate the reflection angle and the observed new frequency (θ_i,nu_i in the figure). Also...