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Homework Statement
This is supposed to be a simple problem that shows that light bends or gets pulled in a gravitational field.
A light pulse emitted in the positive x direction travels 10 s in a uniform gravitational field of 100 m/s^2. the gravitational field points in the negative y direction. find the displacement of the light pulse in the y direction.
help, i don't even know the equations relating the two. any help would be greatly appriciated.
i don't even know how to relate the two. we were given only one equation.
Homework Equations
uy = c (1 – v2/c2)1/2
The Attempt at a Solution
dont even know where to start. i understand that light will be curved down. it travels at the speed c for 10 seconds so that gives me a distance... but that as far as i can get
this is an intro class to cosmology
thank you for any help.