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    Phys 212 HW 1 Solutions

    Question 1 (2/10)

    Galilean transformations state that x′ = x − vt, t′ = t, so in the new coordinates: cos(kx − ωt) =
    cos(k(x′ + vt) − ωt) = cos(kx − (ω − vk)t) if we want to write it as a sinusoidial with the parameters k ′ and
    ω ′ , cos(kx − (ω − vk)t) = cos(k ′ x − ω ′ t), k ′ = k, therefore λ′ = λ and ω ′ = |ω − vk|

    Question 2 (2/10)

    With Lorentz transformation x′ = γ(x − vt), t′ = γ(t − vx/c2 ), with chain rule, derivations with respect
    to unprimed coordinates can be turned into derivations with respect to primed coordinates. In partial
    derivatives x and t should be treated as functions of two variables : x′ and t′ . After the partial derivation,
    wave equation with primed coordinates arrives.

    The Lorentz transformations are stated as

    x′ = γ (x − vt) (1)
    ′
     v 
    t = γ t − 2x (2)
    c

    Using Lorentz transformations and chain rule we have the following relations

    ∂x′ ∂ ∂t′ ∂
     
    ∂ ∂ v ∂
    = + =γ − (3)
    ∂x ∂x ∂x′ ∂x ∂t′ ∂x′ c2 ∂t′
    ∂x′ ∂ ∂t′ ∂
     
    ∂ ∂ ∂
    = + = γ −v ′ + ′ (4)
    ∂t ∂t ∂x′ ∂t ∂t′ ∂x ∂t
    ∂2
     2 2
    
    ∂ v ∂ 2v ∂ ∂
    = γ2 ′2
    + 4 ′2 − 2 ′ ′ (5)
    ∂x2 ∂x c ∂t c ∂t ∂x
    ∂2 2 2
     
    2 2 ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂
    =γ v + − 2v ′ ′ (6)
    ∂t2 ∂x′2 ∂t′2 ∂t ∂x

    1
    Using last two equations in the wave equation form for dull function f ′

    ∂ 2f ′ 1 ∂ 2f ′ ∂ 2 f ′ v 2 ∂ 2 f ′ 2v ∂ 2 f ′ v2 ∂ 2f ′ 1 ∂ 2 f ′ 2v ∂ 2 f ′
     
    − = γ2 + − − − + 2 ′ ′ (7)
    ∂x2 c2 ∂t′2 ∂x′2 c4 ∂t′2 c2 ∂t′ ∂x′ c2 ∂x′2 c2 ∂t′2 c ∂t ∂x
     2
     2 ′  2
     2 ′
    v ∂ f 1 v ∂ f
    = γ2 1− 2 − 1 − (8)
    c ∂x′2 c2 c2 ∂t′2
    ∂ 2f ′ 1 ∂ 2f ′
    = − =0 (9)
    ∂x′2 c2 ∂t′2

    Question 3 (3/10)

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    Question 4 (3/10)

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