Modern Physics For Scientists And Engineers
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Author: Taylor, John R. (john Robert), Zafiratos, Chris D., Dubson, Michael Andrew
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.49P
To determine
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To Calculate:
The speed of GPS satellite.
The time difference between the clock in a satellite and that on the ground after an orbit considering gravitational red shift..
To determine
(b)
To Calculate:
The resultant error in measurement of position if one forgets to take into account the time difference.
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