Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1148: 39a

Answer

$\lambda=550nm$

Work Step by Step

We know that: $\lambda=\lambda_{\circ}\sqrt\frac{1+B}{1-B}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\lambda=450\sqrt\frac{1+0.20}{1-0.20}=550\times 10^{-9}=550nm$
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