GOVT DEGREE COLLEGE KHAIRABD MARDAN

Program: BS Physics Semester: 7th Fall 2022

Subject: Cosmology & Relativity
Maximum Marks: 20 Passing Marks:50%

Note: Attempt all questions. Time Allowed: 1Hour

SECTION A Marks: 04
Q.1 Choose the correct answer.
i An inertial frame is a frame that

a moves with constant acceleration b is subjected to constant forces

c moves with constant velocity d is subjected to Galilean Transformations

ii Which of the following is valid in special theory of relativity

dp
a p = mv b F = ma c F  t = p d F=
dt
iii In Newtonian mechanics, which of the following characteristic of a particle is same in all
inertial frames?

a impulse b momentum c speed d velocity

iv special theory of relativity challenges the ideas of classical mechanics regarding to

a time b mass c length d all of above

Q.2 Write short answers of the following questions. Each carries (02) marks. (06)
i what is special theory of relativity?

ii what are inertial frames of reference?

Iii Is the length contraction apparent or real?

SECTION B Marks: 10
Q.3 What are Lorentz Transformations? Derive them.

Q.4 What are Galilean Transformations? Discuss the Galilean invariance of Newton’s equations
of motion.