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A comet of 1014kg mass describes a very elliptical orbit about a star of mass31030kg , with its minimum orbit radius, known as perihelion, being role="math" localid="1660116418480" 1011m and its maximum, or aphelion, 100 times as far. When at these minimum and maximum

radii, its radius is, of course, not changing, so its radial kinetic energy is 0, and its kinetic energy is entirely rotational. From classical mechanics, rotational energy is given by L22I, where Iis the moment of inertia, which for a 鈥減oint comet鈥 is simply mr2.

(a) The comet鈥檚 speed at perihelion is6.2945104m/s . Calculate its angular momentum.

(b) Verify that the sum of the gravitational potential energy and rotational energy are equal at perihelion and aphelion. (Remember: Angular momentum is conserved.)

(c) Calculate the sum of the gravitational potential energy and rotational energy when the orbit radius is 50 times perihelion. How do you reconcile your answer with energy conservation?

(d) If the comet had the same total energy but described a circular orbit, at what radius would it orbit, and how would its angular momentum compare with the value of part (a)?

(e) Relate your observations to the division of kinetic energy in hydrogen electron orbits of the same nbut different I.

Short Answer

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(a) The angular momentum at perihelion is 6.29451029鈥塳驳m2s.

(b) It is verifiedthat the sum of the gravitational potential energy and rotational energy are equal at perihelion and aphelion.

(c) The sum of the gravitational potential energy and rotational energy when the orbit radius is 50 times perihelion is 41021鈥塉. The rest of the energy is in radial kinetic energy.

(d) If the comet had the same total energy but described a circular orbit, the radius would be 51012鈥尘and the angular momentum would be 31.651029kgm2s.

(e) In Hydrogen atom, the electron orbits in a similar way. For different angular momentum quantum number the energy remains the same but the orbit changes to elliptical.

Step by step solution

01

Given data

Mass of the comet is

m=1014鈥塳驳

Mass of the star is

M=31030鈥塳驳

The perihelion radius is

r1=1011鈥尘

The aphelion radius is

r2=1001011鈥尘=1013鈥尘

Velocity of the comet at perihelion is

v=6.2945104鈥尘/s

The rotational kinetic energy of an object of moment of Inertia I and angular momentum L is

T=L22I ..... (I)

Moment of Inertia of a point object of mass m revolving in a radius r is

I=mr2 ..... (II)

02

Determine formula for angular momentum and gravitational potential energy

The angular momentum of a body of mass m moving with velocity v in a radius r is

role="math" localid="1660117162417" L=mvr ..... (III)

The gravitational potential energies between two masses m1 and m2 at a distance r from each other is

E=-Gm1m2r ..... (IV)

Here G is the universal gravitational constant of value

G=6.6710-11m3/kgs2

03

Determining the angular momentum at perihelion

(a)

From equation (III), the angular momentum at perihelion is

L=mvr1=1014鈥塳驳6.2945104鈥尘/s1011鈥尘=6.29451029鈥塳驳m2/s

The required angular momentum is 6.29451029鈥塳驳m2/s.

04

Verify that the total energy is same at perihelion and aphelion

(b)

Since there is no external torque, the angular momentum is conserved and is the same at both aphelion and perihelion.

From equation (IV), the gravitational energy of the comet at perihelion is

GP=GMmr1=6.671011鈥尘3/kgs231030鈥塳驳1014鈥塳驳1011鈥尘=20.0110221鈥塳驳m2/s21鈥塉1鈥塳驳m2/s2=20.011022鈥塉

From equation (IV), the gravitational energy of the comet at aphelion is

GA=GMmr2=6.671011鈥尘3/kgs231030鈥塳驳1014鈥塳驳1013鈥尘=20.0110201鈥塳驳m2/s21鈥塉1鈥塳驳m2/s2=20.011020鈥塉

From equation (II), the moment of inertia at perihelion is

IP=mr12=1014鈥塳驳(1011鈥尘)2=1036鈥塳驳m2

From equation (II), the moment of inertia at aphelion is

IA=mr12=1014鈥塳驳(1013鈥尘)2=1040鈥塳驳m2

From equation (I), the total energy at perihelion is

EP=GP+L22IP=20.011022鈥塉+(6.29451029鈥塳驳m2/s)221036鈥塳驳m2=20.011022鈥塉+19.8110221鈥塳驳m2/s21鈥塉1鈥塳驳m2/s2=0.21022鈥塉

From equation (I), the total energy at aphelion is

EA=GA+L22IA=20.011020鈥塉+(6.29451029鈥塳驳m2/s)221040鈥塳驳m2=0.21022鈥塉1鈥塳驳m2/s21鈥塉1鈥塳驳m2/s2=0.21022鈥塉

05

Determine the total energy when the radius is 50 times the radius at perihelion

(c)

From equation (IV), the gravitational energy of the comet at radius 50 times the perihelion is

G50P=GMm50r1=6.671011鈥尘3/kgs231030鈥塳驳1014鈥塳驳501011鈥尘=0.410221鈥塳驳m2/s21鈥塉1鈥塳驳m2/s2=0.41022鈥塉

From equation (II), the moment of inertia at radius 50 times the perihelion is

I50P=mr12=1014鈥塳驳(501011鈥尘)2=2.51039鈥塳驳m2

From equation (I), the total energy is

E50P=G50P+L22I50P=0.41022鈥塉+(6.29451029鈥塳驳m2/s)222.51039鈥塳驳m2=41021(1鈥塳驳m2/s21鈥塉1鈥塳驳m2/s2)=41021鈥塉

This is less than EP,A since the rest of the energy is carried by the radial kinetic energy.

06

Determine the radius if the orbit was circular

(d)

In a circular orbit the gravitational force would provide the centripetal force, that is

GmMr2=mv2rv2=GMr

The total energy would be then

12mv2GmMr=12mGMrGmMr=GmM2r

This should be equal to EPdue to energy conservation. Hence

GmM2r=0.21022鈥塉r=GmM0.41022鈥塉

Substitute the values to get

r=6.671011鈥尘3/kgs231030鈥塳驳1014鈥塳驳0.41022鈥塉=51012(1鈥尘3kg/s2)11鈥塉1鈥塉1鈥塳驳m2/s2=51012鈥尘

Thus the radius of the circular orbit is 51012鈥尘.

The corresponding angular momentum from equation (III) is

L=mGMrr=1014鈥塳驳6.671011鈥尘3/kgs231030鈥塳驳51012鈥尘51012鈥尘=1014鈥塳驳6.33103鈥尘/s51012鈥尘=31.651029鈥塳驳m2/s

The angular momentum is 31.651029鈥塳驳m2/s.

07

Compare with Hydrogen atom

(e)

An elliptical orbit of given energy reaches farther than the circular orbit and also closer than it and its angular momentum is less than that of the circular orbit. This is similar to the Hydrogen atom problem.

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