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Q1MEDIUMPaper 1Galilean transformation, velocity addition伽利略变换与速度叠加[4 marks]

Train at $30\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$ east, east positive. (a) passenger $8.0\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$ east relative to train, find velocity relative to ground; (b) car $A$ $22\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$ east, car $B$ $18\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$ west, find $A$ relative to $B$ and why it fails for light.火车 $30\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$ 向东,东为正。(a) 乘客相对火车 $8.0\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$ 向东,求相对地面速度;(b) $A$ 车 $22\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$ 东、$B$ 车 $18\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$ 西,求 $A$ 相对 $B$,并说明为何对光失效。

Answers:答案:  (a) $+38\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$ (east)  ·  (b) $+40\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$ (east); fails for light because every observer measures light at $c$

(a) Passenger relative to ground M1·A1

The ground-frame velocity is the train velocity plus the passenger's velocity relative to the train: $u = u' + v = 8.0 + 30$. (M1)

$$ u = +38\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\ \text{(east)}. $$

(A1)

(b) Car $A$ relative to car $B$ A1·R1

With signed velocities $u_A = +22$ and $u_B = -18$: $u_{AB} = u_A - u_B = 22 - (-18) = +40\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$ east. (A1)

This simple subtraction fails for a pulse of light because the second postulate fixes the measured speed of light at $c$ in every inertial frame, so the speeds do not add. (R1)

Insight. Galilean velocity addition is just signed arithmetic: line up a positive direction, attach a sign to every velocity, then add or subtract. The single trap is dropping the sign on the westbound car, which turns a closing speed of $40$ into a spurious $4$. The rule is an excellent approximation for everyday speeds but is the very thing special relativity replaces with $u' = (u-v)/(1-uv/c^2)$ once speeds approach $c$.

(a) 乘客相对地面 M1·A1

地面系速度等于火车速度加上乘客相对火车的速度:$u = u' + v = 8.0 + 30$。(M1)

$$ u = +38\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\ \text{(向东)}. $$

(A1)

(b) $A$ 车相对 $B$ 车 A1·R1

用带符号速度 $u_A = +22$、$u_B = -18$:$u_{AB} = u_A - u_B = 22 - (-18) = +40\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$,向东。(A1)

这一简单减法对一束光脉冲失效,因为第二假设把测得的光速固定在每个惯性系中的 $c$,故速度不相加。(R1)

要点。伽利略速度叠加只是带符号的算术:先定正方向,给每个速度配上符号,再加减。唯一的陷阱是漏掉西行车的负号,那会把 $40$ 的接近速率错算成 $4$。该规则在日常速度下是极好的近似,但正是它在速度接近 $c$ 时被狭义相对论的 $u' = (u-v)/(1-uv/c^2)$ 所取代。
Q2MEDIUMPaper 1Lorentz factor and time dilation洛伦兹因子与时间膨胀[6 marks]

Spacecraft at $0.80c$ past Earth; crew measure $6.0\ \mathrm{s}$ between two beacon flashes. (a) Lorentz factor; (b) which observer measures proper time; (c) the interval an Earth observer measures.飞船以 $0.80c$ 掠过地球;船员测得信标两次闪光间隔 $6.0\ \mathrm{s}$。(a) 洛伦兹因子;(b) 哪位观察者测固有时间;(c) 地球观察者测得的间隔。

Answers:答案:  (a) $\gamma \approx 1.67$  ·  (b) the crew (flashes at one place on the ship)  ·  (c) $\Delta t = 10\ \mathrm{s}$

(a) Lorentz factor M1·A1

$\gamma = 1/\sqrt{1 - v^2/c^2} = 1/\sqrt{1 - 0.80^2}$. (M1)

$$ \gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{0.36}} = \frac{1}{0.60} \approx 1.67. $$

(A1)

(b) Which observer measures proper time A1·R1

The crew measure the proper time $\Delta t_0$. (A1)

Both flashes happen at the same place on the ship (the beacon), so a single onboard clock is present at both events, which is the definition of proper time. (R1)

(c) Earth-frame interval M1·A1

The Earth observer measures the dilated time $\Delta t = \gamma\,\Delta t_0 = 1.67 \times 6.0$. (M1)

$$ \Delta t = 10\ \mathrm{s}. $$

(A1)

Insight. The whole question turns on identifying the proper time before reaching for $\Delta t = \gamma\,\Delta t_0$. Proper time is always the smallest interval and belongs to the clock present at both events, here the moving ship. The Earth observer, watching that clock fly past, records a longer time: moving clocks run slow. The exact value $\gamma = 5/3$ comes from $0.80c$ being the $3$-$4$-$5$ triangle of relativity, worth memorising alongside $\gamma = 1.25$ at $0.60c$.

(a) 洛伦兹因子 M1·A1

$\gamma = 1/\sqrt{1 - v^2/c^2} = 1/\sqrt{1 - 0.80^2}$。(M1)

$$ \gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{0.36}} = \frac{1}{0.60} \approx 1.67. $$

(A1)

(b) 哪位观察者测固有时间 A1·R1

船员测得固有时间 $\Delta t_0$。(A1)

两次闪光发生在船上同一地点(信标处),故船上一只钟同时出现在两个事件处,这正是固有时间的定义。(R1)

(c) 地球系间隔 M1·A1

地球观察者测得膨胀时间 $\Delta t = \gamma\,\Delta t_0 = 1.67 \times 6.0$。(M1)

$$ \Delta t = 10\ \mathrm{s}. $$

(A1)

要点。整题关键在动用 $\Delta t = \gamma\,\Delta t_0$ 之前先认出固有时间。固有时间总是最小的间隔,属于同时出现在两个事件处的那只钟,这里是运动的飞船。地球观察者看着那只钟飞过,记录到更长的时间:动钟变慢。$\gamma = 5/3$ 这一精确值源自 $0.80c$ 恰是相对论的 $3$-$4$-$5$ 三角形,值得与 $0.60c$ 时的 $\gamma = 1.25$ 一并记住。
Q3HARDPaper 1proper length and length contraction固有长度与长度收缩[6 marks]

Spaceship proper length $150\ \mathrm{m}$, past a station at $0.60c$ along its length. (a) define proper length and say who measures it; (b) the length the station measures; (c) whether a transverse flagpole appears contracted to the crew.飞船固有长度 $150\ \mathrm{m}$,以 $0.60c$ 沿长度方向掠过空间站。(a) 定义固有长度并说明谁测得;(b) 空间站测得的长度;(c) 横向旗杆对船员是否显得收缩。

Answers:答案:  (a) length in the object's rest frame, measured by the crew  ·  (b) $L = 120\ \mathrm{m}$  ·  (c) no, transverse lengths are unchanged

(a) Proper length A1·A1

Proper length $L_0$ is the length of an object measured in the inertial frame in which the object is at rest. (A1)

Here the ship is at rest relative to its own crew, so the crew measure the proper length $150\ \mathrm{m}$. (A1)

(b) Length measured by the station M1·A1

At $0.60c$, $\gamma = 1/\sqrt{1 - 0.60^2} = 1.25$. The station sees the ship contracted along its motion: $L = L_0/\gamma = 150/1.25$. (M1)

$$ L = 120\ \mathrm{m}. $$

(A1)

(c) The transverse flagpole A1·R1

No, the crew measure no contraction of its height. (A1)

Length contraction acts only along the direction of relative motion; the flagpole is mounted at right angles to that direction, so its measured height is unchanged. (R1)

Insight. Two habits separate full marks from partial credit here. First, contraction always divides the proper length by $\gamma$, never multiplies, so the moving object is shorter, never longer. Second, only the dimension parallel to the motion shrinks: heights and widths perpendicular to $v$ are identical in both frames. A classic distractor offers a contracted transverse measurement to catch students who apply $1/\gamma$ to every length blindly.

(a) 固有长度 A1·A1

固有长度 $L_0$ 是在物体静止的惯性系中测得的物体长度。(A1)

这里飞船相对自己的船员静止,故船员测得固有长度 $150\ \mathrm{m}$。(A1)

(b) 空间站测得的长度 M1·A1

在 $0.60c$,$\gamma = 1/\sqrt{1 - 0.60^2} = 1.25$。空间站看到飞船沿运动方向收缩:$L = L_0/\gamma = 150/1.25$。(M1)

$$ L = 120\ \mathrm{m}. $$

(A1)

(c) 横向旗杆 A1·R1

不会,船员测得其高度没有收缩。(A1)

长度收缩只沿相对运动方向发生;旗杆垂直于该方向安装,故其测得高度不变。(R1)

要点。这里两个习惯将满分与部分分区分开。其一,收缩永远是固有长度除以 $\gamma$,绝不乘,故运动物体只会更短、绝不更长。其二,只有平行于运动的维度收缩:垂直于 $v$ 的高度与宽度在两个参考系中完全相同。经典干扰项会给出一个收缩的横向测量,专门抓那些把 $1/\gamma$ 盲目用到每个长度上的学生。
Q4HARDPaper 1postulates and relativity of simultaneity基本假设与同时性的相对性[6 marks]

Carriage moving past a platform; central lamp flashes toward front and rear detectors. (a) state the two postulates; (b) why the flash is simultaneous at both detectors in the carriage frame; (c) why the platform observer sees the rear first and what this shows.车厢掠过站台;中央灯向前后探测器发出闪光。(a) 写两条假设;(b) 为何车厢系中闪光同时到达两端;(c) 为何站台观察者先看到后端及其含义。

Answers:答案:  (a) relativity principle + invariance of $c$  ·  (b) equal distances at the same speed $c$  ·  (c) rear wall moves into the light; simultaneity is frame-dependent

(a) The two postulates A1·A1

Postulate 1 (principle of relativity): the laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames. (A1)

Postulate 2 (invariance of $c$): the speed of light in a vacuum is the same, $c$, for all inertial observers, independent of the motion of source or observer. (A1)

(b) Simultaneity in the carriage frame M1·R1

In the carriage frame the lamp is midway between the walls, so the two detectors are equal distances from it. (M1)

By Postulate 2 the flash travels each way at the same speed $c$, so equal distances are covered in equal times and the detections are simultaneous. (R1)

(c) The platform observer M1·R1

In the platform frame the carriage moves, so during the flash's travel the rear wall advances toward the light while the front wall recedes from it. The light still moves at $c$ for the platform observer, so it reaches the approaching rear wall after a shorter path and therefore first. (M1)

Two events simultaneous in the carriage frame are not simultaneous in the platform frame: simultaneity is relative, depending on the observer's frame. (R1)

Insight. The argument never changes the speed of light between frames; that constancy is exactly the lever. What differs is the geometry: in the platform frame the walls move during the light's flight, breaking the symmetry that held in the carriage. Examiners want the chain stated explicitly, equal distances and equal $c$ giving simultaneity in one frame, moving walls and the same $c$ breaking it in the other. The same physics is encoded in the $-vx/c^2$ term of the Lorentz time transformation.

(a) 两条假设 A1·A1

假设一(相对性原理):物理定律在所有惯性系中都相同。(A1)

假设二($c$ 的不变性):真空中光速对所有惯性观察者都相同,为 $c$,与光源或观察者的运动无关。(A1)

(b) 车厢系中的同时性 M1·R1

在车厢系中灯位于两壁正中,故两个探测器到它的距离相等。(M1)

由假设二,闪光朝两个方向都以相同速度 $c$ 传播,故相等距离用相等时间走完,两次探测同时发生。(R1)

(c) 站台观察者 M1·R1

在站台系中车厢在运动,故闪光传播期间后壁朝光迎去、前壁背光退离。对站台观察者光仍以 $c$ 运动,故它经更短路径先到达迎来的后壁,因而后端先被探测到。(M1)

在车厢系中同时的两个事件在站台系中不再同时:同时性是相对的,取决于观察者的参考系。(R1)

要点。整个论证从不在参考系间改变光速;这一恒定性正是支点。变化的是几何:在站台系中两壁在光的飞行期间移动,打破了车厢系中成立的对称性。阅卷要求明确陈述这条链:相等距离与相同 $c$ 在一个系中给出同时,运动的壁与相同的 $c$ 在另一系中打破它。同样的物理被编码在洛伦兹时间变换的 $-vx/c^2$ 项中。
Q5HARDPaper 1HL ONLYrelativistic velocity addition相对论速度叠加[8 marks]

Ship $A$ at $0.60c$ east relative to a station, east positive. (a) probe fired forward at $0.50c$ relative to $A$, find its velocity relative to the station; (b) compare with the classical sum; (c) a second ship approaches head-on at $0.70c$, find $A$ relative to it.飞船 $A$ 相对空间站以 $0.60c$ 向东,东为正。(a) 向前发射相对 $A$ 为 $0.50c$ 的探测器,求其相对空间站速度;(b) 与经典求和对比;(c) 第二艘飞船以 $0.70c$ 迎面接近,求 $A$ 相对它的速率。

Answers:答案:  (a) $\approx 0.85c$ east  ·  (b) classical gives $1.10c$ (impossible); relativity keeps it below $c$  ·  (c) $\approx 0.91c$

(a) Probe relative to the station M1·M1·A1

Take the station as frame $S$ and ship $A$ as $S'$ with $v = 0.60c$; the probe has $u' = 0.50c$ in $S'$. Invert the addition formula to find $u$ in $S$: $u = (u' + v)/(1 + u'v/c^2)$. (M1)

$$ u = \frac{0.50c + 0.60c}{1 + (0.50)(0.60)} = \frac{1.10c}{1.30}. $$

(M1 for substitution)

$$ u \approx 0.846c \approx 0.85c\ \text{(east)}. $$

(A1)

(b) Comparison with the classical sum A1·R1

The Galilean prediction is $0.50c + 0.60c = 1.10c$, which exceeds $c$. (A1)

That is forbidden because no signal or object can travel faster than light; the relativistic denominator $1.30$ pulls the result down to $0.85c < c$. (R1)

(c) Ship $A$ relative to the second ship M1·M1·A1

In the station frame ship $A$ has $u = +0.60c$ and the second ship has velocity $v = -0.70c$ (head-on). The velocity of $A$ in the second ship's frame is $u' = (u - v)/(1 - uv/c^2)$. (M1)

$$ u' = \frac{0.60c - (-0.70c)}{1 - (0.60)(-0.70)} = \frac{1.30c}{1 + 0.42} = \frac{1.30c}{1.42}. $$

(M1 for substitution)

$$ u' \approx 0.915c \approx 0.91c. $$

(A1)

Insight. The whole formula is just "Galilean numerator, relativistic denominator". Get the signs into the numerator first ($u - v$, or $u' + v$ when inverting), then the denominator $1 \mp uv/c^2$ guarantees the answer never crosses $c$. For a head-on approach the two velocities have opposite signs, so the products in numerator and denominator both flip, turning $1.30/1.42$ into a closing speed of $0.91c$, not the naive $1.30c$. Whenever the classical sum would exceed $c$, that is the signal the relativistic formula is essential.

(a) 探测器相对空间站 M1·M1·A1

取空间站为 $S$、飞船 $A$ 为 $S'$,$v = 0.60c$;探测器在 $S'$ 中 $u' = 0.50c$。反解叠加公式求 $S$ 中的 $u$:$u = (u' + v)/(1 + u'v/c^2)$。(M1)

$$ u = \frac{0.50c + 0.60c}{1 + (0.50)(0.60)} = \frac{1.10c}{1.30}. $$

(代入得 M1)

$$ u \approx 0.846c \approx 0.85c\ \text{(向东)}. $$

(A1)

(b) 与经典求和对比 A1·R1

伽利略预测为 $0.50c + 0.60c = 1.10c$,超过 $c$。(A1)

这是不允许的,因为任何信号或物体都不能超过光速;相对论分母 $1.30$ 把结果压到 $0.85c < c$。(R1)

(c) 飞船 $A$ 相对第二艘飞船 M1·M1·A1

在站系中飞船 $A$ 为 $u = +0.60c$,第二艘飞船速度 $v = -0.70c$(迎面)。$A$ 在第二艘飞船系中的速度为 $u' = (u - v)/(1 - uv/c^2)$。(M1)

$$ u' = \frac{0.60c - (-0.70c)}{1 - (0.60)(-0.70)} = \frac{1.30c}{1 + 0.42} = \frac{1.30c}{1.42}. $$

(代入得 M1)

$$ u' \approx 0.915c \approx 0.91c. $$

(A1)

要点。整个公式就是"伽利略分子、相对论分母"。先把符号放进分子($u - v$,反解时为 $u' + v$),再由分母 $1 \mp uv/c^2$ 保证结果绝不越过 $c$。迎面接近时两速度反号,故分子与分母中的乘积都翻转,把 $1.30/1.42$ 变成 $0.91c$ 的接近速率,而非天真的 $1.30c$。只要经典求和会超过 $c$,那就是相对论公式必不可少的信号。
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Q6HARDPaper 1Bmuon flux: dilation vs classicalμ 子通量:膨胀与经典对比[12 marks]

Muons at $0.98c$, rest lifetime $\tau = 2.2\ \mathrm{\mu s}$, $N = N_0 e^{-t/\tau}$ in the muon frame; detectors $2000\ \mathrm{m}$ apart vertically. (a) $\gamma$; (b) ground-frame travel time; (c) muon-frame time; (d) surviving fraction; (e) classical prediction and what the comparison shows.μ 子以 $0.98c$、静止寿命 $\tau = 2.2\ \mathrm{\mu s}$,μ 子系中 $N = N_0 e^{-t/\tau}$;探测器竖直相距 $2000\ \mathrm{m}$。(a) $\gamma$;(b) 地面系行进时间;(c) μ 子系时间;(d) 存活比例;(e) 经典预测及对比含义。

Answers:答案:  (a) $\gamma \approx 5.0$  ·  (b) $t \approx 6.8\ \mathrm{\mu s}$  ·  (c) $t_0 \approx 1.4\ \mathrm{\mu s}$  ·  (d) $\approx 0.54$  ·  (e) classical $\approx 0.045$; dilation greatly raises survival

(a) Lorentz factor M1·A1

$\gamma = 1/\sqrt{1 - 0.98^2} = 1/\sqrt{1 - 0.9604} = 1/\sqrt{0.0396}$. (M1)

$$ \gamma \approx 5.0. $$

(A1)

(b) Ground-frame travel time M1·A1

In the ground frame the muons cross $2000\ \mathrm{m}$ at $0.98c$: $t = d/v = 2000/(0.98 \times 3.00\times 10^8)$. (M1)

$$ t \approx 6.8\times 10^{-6}\ \mathrm{s} = 6.8\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

(A1)

(c) Muon-frame elapsed time M1·A1

The ground-frame time is dilated, so the proper time in the muon frame is $t_0 = t/\gamma = 6.8/5.0$. (M1)

$$ t_0 \approx 1.4\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

(A1)

(d) Surviving fraction M1·M1·A1

The decay clock runs in the muon frame, so use $t_0$ in $N/N_0 = e^{-t_0/\tau}$. (M1)

$$ \frac{N}{N_0} = e^{-1.35/2.2} = e^{-0.615}. $$

(M1 for the exponent)

$$ \frac{N}{N_0} \approx 0.54. $$

(A1)

(e) Classical prediction and conclusion M1·A1·R1

Ignoring dilation, the classical physicist substitutes the ground-frame time directly: $N/N_0 = e^{-t/\tau} = e^{-6.8/2.2} = e^{-3.1}$. (M1)

$$ \frac{N}{N_0} \approx 0.045. $$

(A1)

The measured survival is far closer to $0.54$ than to $0.045$, so the large observed muon flux at the ground can only be explained if the muon clock runs slow: this is direct evidence for time dilation. (R1)

Insight. The decisive step is choosing which time goes into the decay law. Decay is governed by the muon's own clock, so the proper time $t_0$ must be used, not the ground-frame time. Feeding in the longer ground-frame time, as the classical physicist does, predicts an order-of-magnitude fewer survivors. Because the experiment counts far more muons than the classical figure, the discrepancy is the measurement that confirms relativity. The same result follows in the muon frame by contracting the $2000\ \mathrm{m}$ to $400\ \mathrm{m}$, giving the identical $t_0 \approx 1.4\ \mathrm{\mu s}$.

(a) 洛伦兹因子 M1·A1

$\gamma = 1/\sqrt{1 - 0.98^2} = 1/\sqrt{1 - 0.9604} = 1/\sqrt{0.0396}$。(M1)

$$ \gamma \approx 5.0. $$

(A1)

(b) 地面系行进时间 M1·A1

在地面系中 μ 子以 $0.98c$ 穿过 $2000\ \mathrm{m}$:$t = d/v = 2000/(0.98 \times 3.00\times 10^8)$。(M1)

$$ t \approx 6.8\times 10^{-6}\ \mathrm{s} = 6.8\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

(A1)

(c) μ 子系经历时间 M1·A1

地面系时间被膨胀,故 μ 子系中的固有时间为 $t_0 = t/\gamma = 6.8/5.0$。(M1)

$$ t_0 \approx 1.4\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

(A1)

(d) 存活比例 M1·M1·A1

衰变钟在 μ 子系中运行,故在 $N/N_0 = e^{-t_0/\tau}$ 中用 $t_0$。(M1)

$$ \frac{N}{N_0} = e^{-1.35/2.2} = e^{-0.615}. $$

(指数得 M1)

$$ \frac{N}{N_0} \approx 0.54. $$

(A1)

(e) 经典预测与结论 M1·A1·R1

忽略膨胀,经典物理学家直接代入地面系时间:$N/N_0 = e^{-t/\tau} = e^{-6.8/2.2} = e^{-3.1}$。(M1)

$$ \frac{N}{N_0} \approx 0.045. $$

(A1)

实测存活比例远接近 $0.54$ 而非 $0.045$,故地面处观测到的大量 μ 子通量只有在 μ 子钟变慢时才能解释:这是时间膨胀的直接证据。(R1)

要点。决定性的一步是选哪个时间代入衰变定律。衰变由 μ 子自身的钟支配,故必须用固有时间 $t_0$,而非地面系时间。像经典物理学家那样代入更长的地面系时间,会预测出少一个数量级的存活者。由于实验计到的 μ 子远多于经典数值,这一差异正是确证相对论的测量。在 μ 子系中把 $2000\ \mathrm{m}$ 收缩到 $400\ \mathrm{m}$ 也得到同一结果,给出相同的 $t_0 \approx 1.4\ \mathrm{\mu s}$。
Q7HARDPaper 1Binvariant spacetime interval不变时空间隔[10 marks]

Events $P, Q$ in frame $S$: $c\,\Delta t = 5.0$, $\Delta x = 4.0$ (light-microseconds); $S'$ moves at $0.60c$ along $x$, $\gamma = 1.25$. (a) define the invariant interval; (b) compute $(\Delta s)^2$ and classify; (c) find $c\,\Delta t'$ and $\Delta x'$; (d) show $(\Delta s')^2 = (\Delta s)^2$ and name the principle.$S$ 系中事件 $P, Q$:$c\,\Delta t = 5.0$、$\Delta x = 4.0$(光微秒);$S'$ 沿 $x$ 以 $0.60c$ 运动,$\gamma = 1.25$。(a) 定义不变间隔;(b) 算 $(\Delta s)^2$ 并分类;(c) 求 $c\,\Delta t'$ 与 $\Delta x'$;(d) 证 $(\Delta s')^2 = (\Delta s)^2$ 并命名原理。

Answers:答案:  (a) $(\Delta s)^2 = (c\Delta t)^2 - (\Delta x)^2$, same in all frames  ·  (b) $(\Delta s)^2 = 9.0$, timelike  ·  (c) $c\Delta t' = 3.25$, $\Delta x' = 1.25$  ·  (d) $3.25^2 - 1.25^2 = 9.0$; invariance of the interval

(a) The invariant spacetime interval A1·A1

The spacetime interval between two events is the combination $(\Delta s)^2 = (c\,\Delta t)^2 - (\Delta x)^2$. (A1)

Although $\Delta t$ and $\Delta x$ differ between inertial frames, this combination has the same value in every inertial frame, hence "invariant". (A1)

(b) Value and classification in $S$ M1·A1·A1

Substitute the frame-$S$ data: $(\Delta s)^2 = 5.0^2 - 4.0^2$. (M1)

$$ (\Delta s)^2 = 25 - 16 = 9.0 \ (\mathrm{l.\mu s})^2. $$

(A1)

Since $(\Delta s)^2 > 0$ the separation is timelike: the events can be causally linked and a single clock can be present at both. (A1)

(c) Coordinates in $S'$ M1·M1·A1

Apply the Lorentz transformations with $\gamma = 1.25$, $\beta = 0.60$, using $c\,\Delta t$ and $\Delta x$ in the same unit: $c\,\Delta t' = \gamma(c\,\Delta t - \beta\,\Delta x)$ and $\Delta x' = \gamma(\Delta x - \beta\,c\,\Delta t)$. (M1)

$$ c\,\Delta t' = 1.25\,(5.0 - 0.60\times 4.0) = 1.25\,(2.6) = 3.25. $$ $$ \Delta x' = 1.25\,(4.0 - 0.60\times 5.0) = 1.25\,(1.0) = 1.25. $$

(M1 for both substitutions)

So $c\,\Delta t' = 3.25$ and $\Delta x' = 1.25$ (light-microseconds). (A1)

(d) Confirming invariance A1·A1

$(\Delta s')^2 = (c\,\Delta t')^2 - (\Delta x')^2 = 3.25^2 - 1.25^2 = 10.5625 - 1.5625 = 9.0$. (A1)

This equals the value found in $S$, confirming the invariance of the spacetime interval under a Lorentz transformation. (A1)

Insight. The interval is the spacetime version of a length: a spatial rotation keeps $x^2 + y^2$ fixed, and a Lorentz boost keeps $(c\Delta t)^2 - (\Delta x)^2$ fixed, with the crucial minus sign separating time from space. Working in matched units ($c\Delta t$ alongside $\Delta x$) keeps the algebra clean and the sign explicit. The classification follows the sign of the result: positive is timelike (causal contact possible), zero is lightlike, negative is spacelike (time-order frame-dependent). Confirming the interval numerically in a second frame is the cleanest one-line demonstration that special relativity is internally consistent.

(a) 不变时空间隔 A1·A1

两事件间的时空间隔是组合量 $(\Delta s)^2 = (c\,\Delta t)^2 - (\Delta x)^2$。(A1)

尽管 $\Delta t$ 与 $\Delta x$ 在不同惯性系间不同,该组合在每个惯性系中取值相同,故称"不变"。(A1)

(b) $S$ 系中的值与分类 M1·A1·A1

代入 $S$ 系数据:$(\Delta s)^2 = 5.0^2 - 4.0^2$。(M1)

$$ (\Delta s)^2 = 25 - 16 = 9.0 \ (\mathrm{l.\mu s})^2. $$

(A1)

因 $(\Delta s)^2 > 0$,间隔为类时:事件可有因果关联,且可有一只钟同时出现在两处。(A1)

(c) $S'$ 系中的坐标 M1·M1·A1

用 $\gamma = 1.25$、$\beta = 0.60$ 施加洛伦兹变换,$c\,\Delta t$ 与 $\Delta x$ 取同一单位:$c\,\Delta t' = \gamma(c\,\Delta t - \beta\,\Delta x)$,$\Delta x' = \gamma(\Delta x - \beta\,c\,\Delta t)$。(M1)

$$ c\,\Delta t' = 1.25\,(5.0 - 0.60\times 4.0) = 1.25\,(2.6) = 3.25. $$ $$ \Delta x' = 1.25\,(4.0 - 0.60\times 5.0) = 1.25\,(1.0) = 1.25. $$

(两处代入得 M1)

故 $c\,\Delta t' = 3.25$、$\Delta x' = 1.25$(光微秒)。(A1)

(d) 验证不变性 A1·A1

$(\Delta s')^2 = (c\,\Delta t')^2 - (\Delta x')^2 = 3.25^2 - 1.25^2 = 10.5625 - 1.5625 = 9.0$。(A1)

它等于 $S$ 系中所得的值,确证时空间隔在洛伦兹变换下不变。(A1)

要点。间隔是长度的时空版本:空间旋转保持 $x^2 + y^2$ 不变,洛伦兹推动保持 $(c\Delta t)^2 - (\Delta x)^2$ 不变,关键的负号把时间与空间分开。用匹配单位($c\Delta t$ 与 $\Delta x$ 并列)能让代数干净、符号明确。分类由结果的符号决定:正为类时(可有因果接触),零为类光,负为类空(时间次序依赖参考系)。在第二个参考系中数值确证间隔,是表明狭义相对论自洽性最干净的一行证明。
PART III  ·  PAPER 2 STYLE第三部分  ·  第二卷风格Extended structured · 28 marks长结构题 · 28 分

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Q8HARDPaper 2muon decay: two viewpointsμ 子衰变:两种视角[12 marks]

Muons made $4.5\ \mathrm{km}$ up, $v = 0.995c$, $\gamma = 10.0$, proper lifetime $2.2\ \mathrm{\mu s}$. (a) dilated lifetime; (b) ground-frame distance in one lifetime and whether they reach the ground; (c) contracted atmosphere thickness in the muon frame; (d) muon-frame crossing time and how it confirms (b); (e) the key observation and the two effects used.μ 子在 $4.5\ \mathrm{km}$ 高处产生,$v = 0.995c$、$\gamma = 10.0$、固有寿命 $2.2\ \mathrm{\mu s}$。(a) 膨胀寿命;(b) 一寿命内地面系距离及能否抵地;(c) μ 子系中大气收缩厚度;(d) μ 子系穿越时间及如何印证 (b);(e) 关键观测与所用两效应。

Answers:答案:  (a) $22\ \mathrm{\mu s}$  ·  (b) $\approx 6.6\ \mathrm{km} > 4.5\ \mathrm{km}$, so yes  ·  (c) $\approx 0.45\ \mathrm{km}$  ·  (d) $\approx 1.5\ \mathrm{\mu s} < 2.2\ \mathrm{\mu s}$  ·  (e) excess ground-level flux; dilation and contraction

(a) Dilated lifetime M1·A1

The rest lifetime is the proper time $\Delta t_0$; the ground frame measures $\Delta t = \gamma\,\Delta t_0 = 10.0 \times 2.2$. (M1)

$$ \Delta t = 22\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

(A1)

(b) Ground-frame distance M1·A1·R1

Distance covered in one dilated lifetime: $d = v\,\Delta t = (0.995)(3.00\times 10^8)(22\times 10^{-6})$. (M1)

$$ d \approx 6.6\times 10^3\ \mathrm{m} = 6.6\ \mathrm{km}. $$

(A1)

Since $6.6\ \mathrm{km}$ exceeds the $4.5\ \mathrm{km}$ of atmosphere, a large fraction of muons survive to the ground. (R1)

(c) Contracted atmosphere M1·M1·A1

In the muon frame the $4.5\ \mathrm{km}$ is the proper length of the atmosphere (it is at rest in the ground frame), so it is contracted: $L = L_0/\gamma$. (M1)

$$ L = \frac{4.5\ \mathrm{km}}{10.0}. $$

(M1 for substitution)

$$ L \approx 0.45\ \mathrm{km} = 450\ \mathrm{m}. $$

(A1)

(d) Muon-frame crossing time M1·A1

In its own frame the muon crosses the contracted distance at $0.995c$: $t = L/v = 450/(0.995 \times 3.00\times 10^8)$. (M1)

$$ t \approx 1.5\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

This is less than the $2.2\ \mathrm{\mu s}$ rest lifetime, so most muons survive, the same conclusion as (b) reached by length contraction instead of time dilation. (A1)

(e) Observation and effects B1·B1

The key observation is that far more muons are detected at ground level than the un-dilated $2.2\ \mathrm{\mu s}$ lifetime would allow. (B1)

The ground-frame explanation uses time dilation; the muon-frame explanation uses length contraction. (B1)

Insight. The exam-defining feature of muon decay is that one fact, the survival of the muons, is explained by different effects in different frames, yet both give the same numerical outcome. In the ground frame the muon clock runs slow ($22\ \mathrm{\mu s}$ available); in the muon frame the journey is short ($450\ \mathrm{m}$). The deep reason they agree is that $\gamma$ multiplies the lifetime by exactly the factor it divides the distance by, so the ratios match. State explicitly which quantity is the proper one in each frame, the proper lifetime belongs to the muon, the proper thickness to the atmosphere, and the two analyses lock together.

(a) 膨胀寿命 M1·A1

静止寿命是固有时间 $\Delta t_0$;地面系测得 $\Delta t = \gamma\,\Delta t_0 = 10.0 \times 2.2$。(M1)

$$ \Delta t = 22\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

(A1)

(b) 地面系距离 M1·A1·R1

一个膨胀寿命内走过的距离:$d = v\,\Delta t = (0.995)(3.00\times 10^8)(22\times 10^{-6})$。(M1)

$$ d \approx 6.6\times 10^3\ \mathrm{m} = 6.6\ \mathrm{km}. $$

(A1)

由于 $6.6\ \mathrm{km}$ 超过 $4.5\ \mathrm{km}$ 的大气层,相当大比例的 μ 子能存活到地面。(R1)

(c) 收缩的大气层 M1·M1·A1

在 μ 子系中 $4.5\ \mathrm{km}$ 是大气层的固有长度(它在地面系中静止),故被收缩:$L = L_0/\gamma$。(M1)

$$ L = \frac{4.5\ \mathrm{km}}{10.0}. $$

(代入得 M1)

$$ L \approx 0.45\ \mathrm{km} = 450\ \mathrm{m}. $$

(A1)

(d) μ 子系穿越时间 M1·A1

在自身系中 μ 子以 $0.995c$ 穿过收缩距离:$t = L/v = 450/(0.995 \times 3.00\times 10^8)$。(M1)

$$ t \approx 1.5\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

它小于 $2.2\ \mathrm{\mu s}$ 的静止寿命,故大多数 μ 子存活,与 (b) 结论相同,但用的是长度收缩而非时间膨胀。(A1)

(e) 观测与效应 B1·B1

关键观测是:在地面探测到的 μ 子远多于未膨胀的 $2.2\ \mathrm{\mu s}$ 寿命所允许的数量。(B1)

地面系的解释用时间膨胀;μ 子系的解释用长度收缩。(B1)

要点。μ 子衰变的考试核心特征是:同一事实(μ 子的存活)在不同参考系中由不同效应解释,但二者给出相同的数值结果。地面系中 μ 子钟变慢(可用 $22\ \mathrm{\mu s}$);μ 子系中行程很短($450\ \mathrm{m}$)。它们一致的深层原因是 $\gamma$ 把寿命乘上的因子恰好等于它把距离除以的因子,故比值相符。明确指出每个系中哪个量是固有量:固有寿命属于 μ 子,固有厚度属于大气层,两种分析便严丝合缝。
Q9HARDPaper 2HL ONLYLorentz transformations and spacetime diagrams洛伦兹变换与时空图[8 marks]

Event $E$ in $S$ at $x = 900\ \mathrm{m}$, $t = 2.0\ \mathrm{\mu s}$; $S'$ at $0.60c$ along $+x$, $\gamma = 1.25$, origins coincide at $t = t' = 0$. (a) find $x'$ and $t'$; (b) slope of a light worldline and of the $S'$ origin worldline on a $ct$-$x$ diagram; (c) for two events simultaneous in $S$ separated by $\Delta x = 600\ \mathrm{m}$, find $\Delta t'$ and explain.$S$ 中事件 $E$ 在 $x = 900\ \mathrm{m}$、$t = 2.0\ \mathrm{\mu s}$;$S'$ 沿 $+x$ 以 $0.60c$,$\gamma = 1.25$,$t = t' = 0$ 时原点重合。(a) 求 $x'$、$t'$;(b) $ct$-$x$ 图上光世界线与 $S'$ 原点世界线的斜率;(c) 对 $S$ 中相隔 $\Delta x = 600\ \mathrm{m}$ 的两同时事件求 $\Delta t'$ 并解释。

Answers:答案:  (a) $x' = 675\ \mathrm{m}$, $t' = 0.25\ \mathrm{\mu s}$  ·  (b) light slope $= 1$ ($45^{\circ}$); $S'$ origin slope $= c/v \approx 1.67$  ·  (c) $\Delta t' = -1.5\ \mathrm{\mu s}$; relativity of simultaneity

(a) Coordinates of $E$ in $S'$ M1·M1·A1·A1

Use $x' = \gamma(x - vt)$ and $t' = \gamma(t - vx/c^2)$ with $v = 0.60c$. First $vt = 0.60(3.00\times 10^8)(2.0\times 10^{-6}) = 360\ \mathrm{m}$. (M1)

$$ x' = 1.25\,(900 - 360) = 1.25\,(540) = 675\ \mathrm{m}. $$

(A1)

For the time, $vx/c^2 = (0.60)(3.00\times 10^8)(900)/(3.00\times 10^8)^2 = 1.8\times 10^{-6}\ \mathrm{s} = 1.8\ \mathrm{\mu s}$. (M1)

$$ t' = \gamma\!\left(t - \frac{vx}{c^2}\right) = 1.25\,(2.0 - 1.8)\ \mathrm{\mu s} = 1.25\,(0.20)\ \mathrm{\mu s} = 0.25\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

(A1)

(b) Slopes on the spacetime diagram A1·A1

A light pulse obeys $x = ct$, so on a $ct$-versus-$x$ diagram its worldline has slope $1$, i.e. $45^{\circ}$. (A1)

The origin of $S'$ moves at $v$, tracing $x = vt$, so its worldline has slope $c/v = 1/0.60 \approx 1.67$ (steeper than the light line). (A1)

(c) Loss of simultaneity M1·A1

For simultaneous events in $S$, $\Delta t = 0$, so $\Delta t' = \gamma(\Delta t - v\,\Delta x/c^2) = -\gamma\,v\,\Delta x/c^2$. With $\Delta x = 600\ \mathrm{m}$: $\Delta t' = -1.25\,(0.60)(600)/(3.00\times 10^8)$. (M1)

$$ \Delta t' = -1.5\times 10^{-6}\ \mathrm{s} = -1.5\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

The non-zero $\Delta t'$ shows that events simultaneous in $S$ are not simultaneous in $S'$: this is the relativity of simultaneity, driven by the $-vx/c^2$ term. (A1)

Insight. Keep units matched: put $x$ in metres, $t$ in seconds, and compute $vt$ and $vx/c^2$ as separate intermediate quantities before combining. The single hardest mark is the $vx/c^2$ term, which carries the units of time and is the entire origin of the relativity of simultaneity. On the diagram the $ct'$ axis is the $S'$ worldline and the $x'$ axis is its mirror image in the $45^{\circ}$ light line, so both tilt toward the light line by equal angles, a geometric statement of the invariance of $c$. Setting $\Delta t = 0$ isolates exactly how much simultaneity is lost.

(a) $E$ 在 $S'$ 中的坐标 M1·M1·A1·A1

用 $x' = \gamma(x - vt)$ 与 $t' = \gamma(t - vx/c^2)$,$v = 0.60c$。先算 $vt = 0.60(3.00\times 10^8)(2.0\times 10^{-6}) = 360\ \mathrm{m}$。(M1)

$$ x' = 1.25\,(900 - 360) = 1.25\,(540) = 675\ \mathrm{m}. $$

(A1)

对时间,$vx/c^2 = (0.60)(3.00\times 10^8)(900)/(3.00\times 10^8)^2 = 1.8\times 10^{-6}\ \mathrm{s} = 1.8\ \mathrm{\mu s}$。(M1)

$$ t' = \gamma\!\left(t - \frac{vx}{c^2}\right) = 1.25\,(2.0 - 1.8)\ \mathrm{\mu s} = 1.25\,(0.20)\ \mathrm{\mu s} = 0.25\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

(A1)

(b) 时空图上的斜率 A1·A1

光脉冲满足 $x = ct$,故在 $ct$ 对 $x$ 的图上其世界线斜率为 $1$,即 $45^{\circ}$。(A1)

$S'$ 原点以 $v$ 运动,描出 $x = vt$,故其世界线斜率为 $c/v = 1/0.60 \approx 1.67$(比光线更陡)。(A1)

(c) 同时性的丧失 M1·A1

对 $S$ 中的同时事件 $\Delta t = 0$,故 $\Delta t' = \gamma(\Delta t - v\,\Delta x/c^2) = -\gamma\,v\,\Delta x/c^2$。代 $\Delta x = 600\ \mathrm{m}$:$\Delta t' = -1.25\,(0.60)(600)/(3.00\times 10^8)$。(M1)

$$ \Delta t' = -1.5\times 10^{-6}\ \mathrm{s} = -1.5\ \mathrm{\mu s}. $$

非零的 $\Delta t'$ 表明在 $S$ 中同时的事件在 $S'$ 中不再同时:这就是同时性的相对性,由 $-vx/c^2$ 项驱动。(A1)

要点。保持单位匹配:$x$ 用米、$t$ 用秒,先把 $vt$ 与 $vx/c^2$ 作为独立中间量算出再合并。最难的一分是 $vx/c^2$ 项,它带有时间量纲,正是同时性相对性的全部来源。图上 $ct'$ 轴是 $S'$ 世界线,$x'$ 轴是它相对 $45^{\circ}$ 光线的镜像,故二者以相等角度朝光线倾斜,这是 $c$ 不变性的几何表述。令 $\Delta t = 0$ 恰好隔离出丧失了多少同时性。
Q10HARDPaper 2time dilation: interstellar round trip时间膨胀:星际往返[8 marks]

Spacecraft to a star $6.0$ light-years away and back at $0.60c$ each leg ($\gamma = 1.25$), distances in the Earth frame. (a) Earth round-trip time; (b) which time is proper, with reason; (c) crew round-trip time; (d) Earth-to-star distance the crew measure and consistency check.飞船往返 $6.0$ 光年外恒星,每段 $0.60c$($\gamma = 1.25$),距离以地球系给出。(a) 地球往返时间;(b) 哪个是固有时间及理由;(c) 船员往返时间;(d) 船员测得的地球-恒星距离及一致性检验。

Answers:答案:  (a) $20\ \mathrm{yr}$  ·  (b) crew time (one clock at both events)  ·  (c) $16\ \mathrm{yr}$  ·  (d) $4.8\ \mathrm{ly}$ each way, consistent

(a) Earth round-trip time M1·A1

In the Earth frame the total distance is $2 \times 6.0 = 12\ \mathrm{ly}$ at $0.60c$: $t = d/v = 12/0.60$. (M1)

$$ t_{\text{Earth}} = 20\ \mathrm{yr}. $$

(A1)

(b) Which time is proper A1·R1

The crew's time is the proper time $\Delta t_0$. (A1)

Departure and return happen at the same place in the crew's frame (right where they are aboard the ship), so one onboard clock is present at both events, which defines proper time. (R1)

(c) Crew round-trip time M1·A1

The Earth time is dilated relative to the proper time: $\Delta t_0 = t_{\text{Earth}}/\gamma = 20/1.25$. (M1)

$$ \Delta t_0 = 16\ \mathrm{yr}. $$

(A1)

(d) Distance in the crew frame M1·A1

In the crew frame the Earth-to-star distance is contracted: $L = L_0/\gamma = 6.0/1.25 = 4.8\ \mathrm{ly}$ each way. (M1)

Crossing $2 \times 4.8 = 9.6\ \mathrm{ly}$ at $0.60c$ takes $9.6/0.60 = 16\ \mathrm{yr}$, matching the crew time in (c). (A1)

Insight. The journey is the cleanest illustration that time dilation and length contraction are two faces of one effect. The Earth observer explains the shorter crew time by a slow-running ship clock; the crew explain it by a contracted path. Both must give the same $16\ \mathrm{yr}$, and they do because $\gamma$ enters each calculation once. The crew time is the proper time precisely because both turning points of the worldline, leaving and returning, sit at the same place aboard the ship, which is why the travelling twin ages less.

(a) 地球往返时间 M1·A1

在地球系中总距离为 $2 \times 6.0 = 12\ \mathrm{ly}$,速度 $0.60c$:$t = d/v = 12/0.60$。(M1)

$$ t_{\text{地球}} = 20\ \mathrm{yr}. $$

(A1)

(b) 哪个是固有时间 A1·R1

船员的时间是固有时间 $\Delta t_0$。(A1)

出发与返回在船员系中发生于同一地点(就在船上他们所在处),故船上一只钟同时出现在两个事件处,这定义了固有时间。(R1)

(c) 船员往返时间 M1·A1

地球时间相对固有时间被膨胀:$\Delta t_0 = t_{\text{地球}}/\gamma = 20/1.25$。(M1)

$$ \Delta t_0 = 16\ \mathrm{yr}. $$

(A1)

(d) 船员系中的距离 M1·A1

在船员系中地球到恒星的距离被收缩:$L = L_0/\gamma = 6.0/1.25 = 4.8\ \mathrm{ly}$,单程。(M1)

以 $0.60c$ 穿过 $2 \times 4.8 = 9.6\ \mathrm{ly}$ 用时 $9.6/0.60 = 16\ \mathrm{yr}$,与 (c) 的船员时间相符。(A1)

要点。此旅程是时间膨胀与长度收缩为同一效应两面的最干净例证。地球观察者用走得慢的船钟解释更短的船员时间;船员用收缩的路径解释它。二者必须给出相同的 $16\ \mathrm{yr}$,而它们确实如此,因为 $\gamma$ 在每次计算中只进入一次。船员时间正是固有时间,恰因为世界线的两个折返点(离开与返回)都位于船上同一地点,这正是旅行的双生子衰老更慢的原因。