1. (a) With schematic diagram , explain the working of Michelson Interferometer.

How it is used to measure the difference in wavelength between the lines of sodium light? (2+1) (b) Write short note on Interference filters. (1) 2. What are Newtons rings ? Why they are circular in shape? Prove that the diameter of dark rings in reflected light are proportional to square root of natural numbers. (4) 3. (a) Deduce an expression for the variation of mass with velocity (b) What is length contraction and time dilation? Explain. ` (3) (2)

4. A space ship moving away from the earth with a velocity 0.5c fires a missile whose velocity with respect to the spaceship is 0.4c away from earth. What is the velocity of the missile for an observer on earth ? OR Calculate the velocity of a particle having kinetic energy three times the rest mass energy. (2)