| Date | May 2016 | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | 16M.3.SL.TZ0.3 |
| Level | Standard level | Paper | Paper 3 | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
| Command term | Determine | Question number | 3 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
One of the postulates of special relativity states that the laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames of reference.
State what is meant by inertial in this context.
[1]
a.
An observer is travelling at velocity v towards a light source. Determine the value the observer would measure for the speed of light emitted by the source according to
(i) Maxwell’s theory.
(ii) Galilean transformation.
[2]
b.
Markscheme
not being accelerated
OR
not subject to an unbalanced force
OR
where Newton’s laws apply
a.
(i) c
(ii) c+v
b.
Examiners report
[N/A]
a.
[N/A]
b.
