Chapter 12: Q40P (page 549)
Show that
Whereis the angle between u and F.
Short Answer
It is proved that .
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Chapter 12: Q40P (page 549)
Show that
Whereis the angle between u and F.
It is proved that .
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particle鈥檚 kinetic energy is ntimes its rest energy, what is its speed?
Let S be an inertial reference system. Use Galileo鈥檚 velocity addition rule.
(a) Suppose thatmoves with constant velocity relative to S. Show thatis also an inertial reference system. [Hint: Use the definition in footnote 1.]
(b) Conversely, show that ifis an inertial system, then it moves with respect to S at constant velocity.
An electric dipole consists of two point charges(卤q), each of massm, fixed to the ends of a (massless) rod of lengthd. (Donotassumedis small.)
(a) Find the net self-force on the dipole when it undergoes hyperbolic motion (Eq. 12.61) along a line perpendicular to its axis. [Hint:Start by appropriately modifying Eq. 11.90.]
(b) Notice that this self-force is constant (t drops out), and points in the direction of motion鈥攋ust right to produce hyperbolic motion. Thus it is possible for the dipole to undergo self-sustaining accelerated motion with no external force at all !! [Where do you suppose the energy comes from?] Determine the self-sustaining force, F, in terms of m, q, and d.
In the past, most experiments in particle physics involved stationary targets: one particle (usually a proton or an electron) was accelerated to a high energy E, and collided with a target particle at rest (Fig. 12.29a). Far higher relative energies are obtainable (with the same accelerator) if you accelerate both particles to energy E, and fire them at each other (Fig. 12.29b). Classically, the energy of one particle, relative to the other, is just (why?) . . . not much of a gain (only a factor of ). But relativistically the gain can be enormous. Assuming the two particles have the same mass, m, show that
(12.58)

FIGURE 12.29
Suppose you use protons with . What do you get? What multiple of E does this amount to? [Because of this relativistic enhancement, most modern elementary particle experiments involve colliding beams, instead of fixed targets.]
A particle of mass m whose total energy is twice its rest energy collides with an identical particle at rest. If they stick together, what is the mass of the resulting composite particle? What is its velocity?
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