Gravity and Other Forces

What value of vv gives us a \gamma = 1.01γ=1.01? (to one significant figure)

Answer:

Planck's constant hh is 6.63\times10^{-34}\text{ Js}6.63×10−34 Js. (Its units are "Joule-seconds"

which is the same as \text{kg.m}^{2}\text{s}^{-1}kg.m2s−1.) The fact that Planck's constant is
both small in magnitude and yet very important in quantum mechanics, tells us that the quantum
world must also be very small. But how small?

Answer: 3×10−11 m

How does the previous answer compare to the actual size of an air molecule (x \approx
4\times10^{-10}x≈4×10−10 m)?
Answer: It is smaller than the actual size of a molecule.

A cricket ball has a diameter dd of 89\text{ mm}89 mm and a mass mm of 0.16\text{

kg}0.16 kg. (The values are not very different for a baseball.) How fast would you need to bowl the
cricket ball for quantum effects to become important?

Answer: 5×10−32