Reflection from a moving mirror - a simple derivation using the photon model of light
Classical Physics
2012-11-30 v2
Abstract
We present an elementary analysis of the effects on light reflected from a uniformly moving mirror by using the photon picture of light and the conservation laws for energy and momentum of the system photon-mirror. Such a dynamical approach to the problem seems very suitable for introductory physics courses, not requiring any previous knowledge in wave optics or special relativity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1207.0998,
title = {Reflection from a moving mirror - a simple derivation using the photon model of light},
author = {Aleksandar Gjurchinovski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.0998},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
4 pages, 1 figure, LaTeX, v2: a slight error in the derivation corrected