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A particle of mass m collides elastically with an identical particle at rest. Classically, the outgoing trajectories always make an angle of 90°. Calculate this angle relativistically, in terms ofϕ , the scattering angle, and v, the speed, in the center-of-momentum frame.

Short Answer

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Step by step solution

01

Expression for the outgoing 4-momenta and Lorentz transformation equation:

Write the expression for outgoing 4-momenta.

rμ=Ec,pcosϕ,psinϕ,0sμ=Ec,−pcosϕ,−psinϕ,0

Write the expression for the Lorentz transformation equation.

r¯x=γ(rx-β°ù0)r¯y=rys¯x=γ(sx-β²õ0)s¯y=sy

02

Determine the angle subtended by two particles:

It is known that:

rx=pcosϕβ=−pcEr0=Ec

Hence, the value of r¯xwill be,

r¯x=γpcosϕ+pcEEcr¯x=γp(1+cosϕ)

The value of r¯y,s¯xands¯ywill be,

r¯y=psinϕs¯x=γp(1−cosϕ)s¯y=−psinϕ

Write the equation for cosθ.

cosθ=r¯⋅s¯r¯⋅s¯ …… (1)

Here,r¯=r¯xx^+r¯yy^ and s¯=s¯xx^+s¯yy^.

Substitute r¯=r¯xx^+r¯yy^, s¯=s¯xx^+s¯yy^, r¯x=γp(1+cosϕ), r¯y=psinϕ, s¯x=γp(1−cosϕ)and s¯y=−psinϕ.

cosθ=(r¯xx^+r¯yy^)⋅(s¯xx^+s¯yy^)r¯⋅s¯cosθ=((γp(1+cosϕ))x^+(psinϕ)y^)⋅((γp(1−cosϕ))x^+(−psinϕ)y^)[γ2p2(1+cosϕ)2+p2sin2ϕ][γ2p2(1−cosϕ)2+p2sin2ϕ]cosθ=γ2p2(1−cos2ϕ)−p2sin2ϕ[γ2p2(1+cosϕ)2+p2sin2ϕ][γ2p2(1−cosϕ)2+p2sin2ϕ]cosθ=(γ2−1)sin2ϕ[γ2(1+cosϕ)2+sin2ϕ][γ2(1−cosϕ)2+sin2ϕ]

Substitute cosθ=(γ2−1)sin2ϕ[γ2(1+cosϕ)2+sin2ϕ][γ2(1−cosϕ)2+sin2ϕ]in equation (1).

(γ2−1)γ21+cosϕsinϕ2+1γ21−cosϕsinϕ2+1=r¯⋅s¯r¯⋅s¯r¯⋅s¯r¯⋅s¯=(γ2−1)γ2cot2ϕ2+1γ2tan2ϕ2+1

Let Ӭ=γ2−1

cosθ=Ӭ1+cot2ϕ2+Ӭcot2ϕ21+tan2ϕ2+Ӭtan2ϕ2cosθ=Ӭcosec2ϕ2+Ӭcot2ϕ2sec2ϕ2+Ӭtan2ϕ2cosθ=Ӭsinϕ2cosϕ21+Ӭcos2ϕ21+Ӭsin2ϕ2cosθ=12Ӭsinϕ1+12Ӭ(1+cosϕ)1+12Ӭ(1−cosϕ)

On further solving,

cosθ=sinϕ2Ӭ+1+cosϕ2Ӭ+1−cosϕcosθ=sinϕ2Ӭ+12−cos2ϕcosθ=sinϕ4Ӭ2+4Ӭ+sin2ϕ

Here,τ2=4Ӭ2+4Ӭ

cosθ=11+τsinϕ2

Now, consider the following figure,

Apply the Pythagoras theorem,

role="math" localid="1655907747852" (PR)2=(PQ)2+(QR)21+τsinϕ22=(PQ)2+(1)2(PQ)2=1+τsinϕ2−1PQ=τsinϕ

Now, calculate the value of tanθ.

tanθ=τsinϕtanθ=4Ӭ2+4Ӭsinϕtanθ=4(γ2−1)2+4(γ2−1)sinϕtanθ=2γ(γ2−1)sinϕ .....(2)

Here,γ=11−v2c2

Hence, equation (2) becomes,

tanθ=2γ11−v2c22−1sinϕtanθ=2c2γv2sinϕ

Therefore, the angle subtended by two particles istanθ=2c2γv2sinϕ .

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