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Can I apply the formula t= gamma * t' if the path is Circular?
Are you trying to talk about gravitational time dilation in the context of a centrifugal acceleration field? Sounds like hogwash.Meir Achuz said:That formula is important for GPS location. But there is another term, due to the centripetal acceleration, that also depends on the observer's location.
Yes. In special relativity the only thing that matters is the instantaneous speed, and that's constant here.Cozma Alex said:Can I apply the formula t= gamma * t' if the path is Circular?
A cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator that uses an oscillating electric field to accelerate charged particles.
In a cyclotron, charged particles are injected into a chamber between two hollow, semicircular electrodes. An alternating electric field is applied, causing the particles to accelerate towards the outer edge of the electrodes. As they gain speed, they are guided by a magnetic field and continue to spiral outward, increasing in speed until they reach the desired energy level.
The time to make it all the way around in a cyclotron can vary due to a number of factors, including the strength and frequency of the electric field, the mass and charge of the particles being accelerated, and the size and design of the cyclotron.
The time to make it all the way around in a cyclotron is calculated using the equation T = 2πm/qB, where T is the time, m is the mass of the particle, q is its charge, and B is the strength of the magnetic field.
Cyclotrons are used in a variety of fields, including medicine, nuclear physics, and material science. They are used to produce medical isotopes for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, to study the structure of atomic nuclei, and to create and study new materials with unique properties.