Readings

Read chapters 15 and 16 in Chance and Chaos and Chapter 1 of The Inflationary Universe.

Homework 6

Due Friday April 2

1. Using the approximate values meter/second for the speed of light, for the gravitational constant and for the Planck constant, construct a quantity having the dimension of a length and calculate its numerical value in meter.
2. Using the same three quantities as in 1., construct a quantity having the dimension of a time and calculate its numerical value in second.
3. Using G, c and the mass of the sun kilogram, construct a quantity having the dimension of a length and calculate its numerical value in meter.
4. Using an energy E= 1 electronVolt= and the speed of light c , construct a quantity having the dimension of a length and calculate its numerical value in meter.

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