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@Disinterred Oops, didn't read the question though. If graduate though, I recommend Jackson. In my second year undergrad we used Griffiths. Thats a nice book. Although in hindsight, probably won't help now

Simply construct a differential equation through N2 and solve for v and x as a function of t.

Absolutely!

Invisible questions are always SO hard

Jackson is what I use.

I would say Griffiths or Jackson.

Three letters: DJG

Cutnell and Johnson?

Null, might that be Chabay and Sherwood? A very comprehensive text that also has loads of problems Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics. It is a graduate level text though...

This is a classic 'Carnot refridgerator' problem... EDIT: Maybe this will help. http://www.ohio.edu/people/piccard/phys202/carnot/carnot.html Find an expression for the heat leakage first(through the walls).

I believe you should use a energy argument. 1. Construct a differential eq. from cons. of energy expression. (Drawing a diagram helps) 2. Solve.(Should be SH considering small displacements) 3. ect. The most difficult part is getting the PE and KE right...this is what the diagram is...

That sounds reasonable. Check calculation again.

The mass of the sun is a known quantity which you can lookup. You could derive vis viva from what the question gives you though... edit:I don't think you even need the period TBH

Apologies Seems good, though the time taken for both trips is 1ms(as I understand from the problem), so t is half that.

Consider using vis viva equation as applied to circular orbits