Speed Definition and 999 Threads

  1. S

    Average speed of a probability density wave and wave packets

    Show that ##v_{av}=\frac{\hbar k_2 + \hbar k_1}{2m}## is equal to ##v_{av}=\frac{\omega_2 - \omega_1}{k_2-k_1}##. Which of the identities listed above (if any) would make the sign change between ##k_2## and ##k_1##? One can attain a "wave packet" by superposing two or more sinusoidal waves...
  2. A

    Why Can a Sound Wave Not Travel Faster than the Average Molecule Speed?

    I am having trouble understanding the following passage in my physics textbook, particularly the bolded sentence: "The speed of sound in a gas is closely related to the rms speed of the molecules of that gas. In a sound wave, the disturbance is passed from one molecule to another by...
  3. V

    Does Fan Speed Remain Constant Under Varying Loads?

    I have a question concerning the electric motor that drives a fan. A fan can experience different loads depending on the pressure build-up in the ducting behind the fan and depending on the air density. Do fans keep their revolutions per minute constant if the pressure build-up or air density is...
  4. jisbon

    Solving for Maximum Speed of Cube: Kinematics & Upthrust

    So, I recognise that: $$ma=pg\left( L^{2}\right) \left( L-y\right) -\dfrac {1}{2}pgL^{3} $$ whereby $$pg\left( L^{2}\right) \left( L-y\right)$$ is the upthrust while the other is mg. So, to find the largest speed of cube, I will assume that acceleration is zero since the acceleration slowly...
  5. A

    Kinematics and angular speed of a collision between a rod and puck

    initial total KE= (1/2)(0.6kg)(8m/s)^2 = 19.2J (0.6kg)(8m/s) = (0.6kg+1.8kg)(vf) vf= 2m/s final KE= (1/2)(0.6kg+1.8kg)(2m/s)^2 = 4.8J I tried to use linear speed=angular speed * radius : thus 2m/s= angular speed * (3.3m/2) angular speed= 1.2 rad/s Apparently that is wrong.
  6. Benjamin_harsh

    Calculating Relative Speed & Time to Meet: I Can't Find the Distance

    I able to calculate this 2 things: relative speed of A and B = 3 + 1; 4m/sec Time for meeting for first time in opposite direction = 100/(3+1); 25 sec I can't able to find distance in Meeting for first time for opposite direction.
  7. zizzle

    Minimum initial speed to spin a particle around a disk (with gravity)

    For this problem, since the weight force on the "particle" (child) is not always aligned with the tangential circular path of the disks, I couldn't think of a way to use rotational kinematics equations. As such, I tried to solve the problem using work principles (namely, that the change in...
  8. F

    Opposites of Speed, Mass, Pressure & Momentum - Things I Wonder Of

    Also what do you think the opposite of mass is? What about pressure? Would you say the opposite of that is resistance? How about space? Is that opposition occupancy, or may be volume? What about momentum? Wtfluff is the opposite of that? If even. May be odd These are certainly not physics...
  9. D

    Calculating the average linear speed of all points in a rotating sphere

    Is there a way to calculate the average linear speed of all points in the volume of a sphere rotating on a single axis? Since points closer to the axis of rotation and the poles move slower than points further out, would the average speed be a simple function of r/2 and pi? It would seem that...
  10. Z

    Switching speed of ICs vs gate length

    Why is it that the smaller the gate length, the higher the max operating frequency becomes? In particular, I think I saw somewhere that a 6 um gate length, seems to limit ICs to 100kHz, where as 1 um is around 1MHz (all rough ball bark numbers, and can be persuaded otherwise). Was wondering if...
  11. S

    Engineering Calculate consumption, displacement and speed using given standards

    I calculated the value of kgf/cm^2 from given values. In the second table (Force exerted by the pneumatic cylinders) I see my value 5.6 exactly but how do I then read the table to get the diameter of the cylinder and then the rod? I then am stuck on how to calculate the total consumption...
  12. A

    The Nuclear Rocket that Could Reach 20% of the Speed of Light

    In 2009, the same society together with the Tau Zero Foundation announced Project Icarus, a similar spacecraft that could achieve 15% the speed of light. That year, a physicist called Friedwardt Winterberg announced a fusion spacecraft that could be used as a capacitor to produce proton...
  13. A

    Angular speed, acceleration, and angle of a Ferris wheel

    ω(10)=(1.3)∗(1.0−e^(−10/22) )= 0.475 rad/s 0.475 rad/s=0 +α(10second) α=0.0475 rad/s^2 ∫ω(t)=Θ =1.3t + 28.6e^(-t/22) | (t=10s, t=0) total angle by which the wheel rotates over this period of t=10 seconds = 2.55 rad Θ= 2(pi)(8m)= 1.3t + 28.6e^(-t/22) 0=1.3t + 28.6e^(-t/22) - 2(pi)(8m) t=34...
  14. posto002

    With what speed does the cart recoil?

    I started off with vf^2=vi^2+2ad and plugged in the final velocity, acceleration (9.8) and distance which is 2.1 to get: 0=vi^2+2(9.8)(2.1) I solved this to get: vi=6.42 I then plugged this into find the x-component of vi (I labeled this as simply x)...
  15. J

    B Red-Shifted Light: Speed Less Than C?

    The wavelength of light from a moving source is red shifted which means that the wavelength has increased and the quantity of energy arriving per second at a relatively static destination is less than the quantity of energy emitted per second at the source. If so then the original quantity of...
  16. U

    B Train traveling near light speed

    A train is traveling around the Earth at just under light speed. Light would circle the Earth around 7 times per second so let's say this train cricles the Earth 6 times per second. There is a physical ticker on the track of the train that records revolutions. Each time the train makes one...
  17. Haorong Wu

    The speed of a spaceship flying through dust

    The given solution is: However, I could not agree this solution, and my solotion is: So which one is correct? it seems a exponential decay would be more convincing. Thanks!
  18. NoctusPartem

    How can I calculate the smallest speed of a proton in a nucleus?

    My approach: Assuming non-relativistic velocity: $$p = mv$$ $$mvL = \frac{\bar{h}}{2}$$ $$v = \frac{\bar{h}}{2mL} = \frac{h}{4\pi mL}$$ $$v = (6.626*10^-34) / (4pi * 1.67*10^-27 * 4.3*10^-15)$$ $$v = 7.34*10^6 = .0245c$$ This answer is incorrect. What have I done wrong? --- Edit: My...
  19. matternat968

    B Relative Nature of Speed: Einstein and Orbits

    At the risk of sounding stupid, this question has always perplexed me. Einstein theorized that mass can not travel faster than the speed of light. I don't really understand it, I assume it has something to do with mass just being energy. Anyway imagine two objects in orbit of something with...
  20. Frigus

    How can the pressure be more in liquid flowing with less speed?

    Before I have read Bernoulli's theorem I believed that pressure is more in liquid flowing with more speed but today I have read Bernoulli's theorem where this theorem says that the pressure is more in liquid flowing with lesser velocity please tell me how can this explained,with equation I...
  21. jk22

    I Photon Speed Addition: Can it Be FTL?

    It is well known that relativistic speed addition is a non-commutative group (gyrogroup). The addition of two orthogonal speeds is given by : ##\vec{u}\oplus_\perp\vec{v}=\vec{u}+\sqrt{1-u^2/c^2}\vec{v}## Hence if ##u## is describing a photon with speed c then we can add whatever ##v## it...
  22. EEristavi

    Water Pressure and 2 dimensional motion

    $$ H = \frac { V^2 - V_0^2 sin \Theta} {-2g} $$ $$ H = \frac {V_0^2 sin \Theta} {2g} $$ So, I need to calculate ## V_0 ## I'm thinking about pressure. $$ P = \rho g \Delta h $$ $$ \Delta h = h - L sin \Theta $$ $$ F_A = P S_A $$ $$ F_A = P S_B $$ Dead End here...
  23. J

    I Speed of Light Paradox: Neutron Star Rotation Rate

    Sorry if this is a stupid question but I couldn't find an answer anywhere. According to 2 scientific papers, the neutron star PSR J1748-2446ad has a rotation rate of 716Hz, which equates to a linear surface speed of 0.24c. What if this star was originally rotating, let's say, 5 times (or more)...
  24. A

    Current: the speed of charges vs the number of charges past a point

    Current is determined as the amount of charge moving past a certain point of reference (like the point in a wire with current meter clamps around it) in 1 second. This got me thinking , so in a classical resistive load situation with Ohm's law there would be two ways to increase the amount of...
  25. G

    How is the speed of light derived in Maxwell's equations?

    I know we end up with ##c=\sqrt{\frac{1}{μ _0.ε _0}}## The reason I would like a bit of help is that I understand that the value of c as deduced from Maxwell's equations is independent of any frame of reference. I can see that this is the case from the above equation involving the...
  26. ColdheartedGod

    Why does the speed of light change in different media?

    In relativity, the speed of light in vacuum is a universal constant. Also, it has wave-particle duality. So if the speed of light slows down in a different media other than vacuum, what exactly is slowing down? Macroscopically speaking, the speed of light does slow down. What about in the...
  27. Clay Gillespie

    Thought Experiment about light speed

    If we’re looking through a telescope at a craft we launched from Earth that is now passing Mars and send a radio signal to our craft telling it to turn on one of its lights on and it takes thirteen minutes for the radio waves to get from Earth to our craft how long will it take before we see the...
  28. M

    What happens if I speed up an Apollo group asteroid?

    Okay, having devised the antimatter bomb, I'm moving along to the concept of using Apollo group asteroids as freight trains for the inner solar system, but my knowledge of orbital mechanics is zilch. For example, (343158) 2009 HC82 appears to have a max speed of about 56 km/s at perihelion...
  29. G

    Pneumatic cylinder and working speed

    we have a pick & place application so please give the solution for that data cylinder stoke length 200mm, travel distance 200mm ,what is the picking time?
  30. SapientiaPT

    An experiment to measure the Speed of Light

    So, pretty much I want to make an experiment in order to get the speed of light. What I plan to do is to have a lantern in the dark(initially off) perpendicular to a wall, two sensors(one closest to the lantern and the other closest to the wall), then turn on the light making sensor 1 go off as...
  31. F

    Why is the speed of light smaller in a medium?

    Why is speed of light in matter medium smaller than speed of light in vacuum?Are all photons must be absorbed by atoms and then the atoms re-emit radiations in matter?What is real picture of all photons in transparent medium?
  32. H

    Speed measurement -- Limitations to "instantaneous" measurements?

    Is instantaneous limited to our in ability to continue to count time faster.
  33. Meruem

    I Observing a rotating body when approaching it at near light speed

    Summary: Will the motion around us become faster when we travel faster? When we approach a body rotating on its axis with certain speed v, will we see the body rotating in speed slightly more than the v during our motion ?And what happens assuming that we are approaching the same body in speed...
  34. M

    Can you help solve this Speed, Distance, Time Problem?

    Hi, I'm struggling to solve this problem. Can anyone please solve it and explain it to me? Thanks.
  35. Indula

    What's an Ion's sound speed (Cs) in a plasma?

    Summary: Is it the same as Bohm velocity ? Is it the same as Bohm velocity ?
  36. K

    Help calculating the uncertainty in the Sun's rotational speed

    Hi everyone, The equation is one we have been given to calculate the rotational speed of the sun for different latitudes. phi = average latitude. This shouldn't be a problem for me, but for some reason I just can't trust my error calcs. We are given : A = 14.713 ± 0.0491◦/d B = −2.396 ±...
  37. awer

    Best speed reducer for a simple project (gearbox design choice)

    Hi, As the summary says, I'm trying to design a simple gearbox with an approximate ratio of 20:1. I have two preliminary designs, one using a worm gear and another using a train of 5 spur gears. Both designs give me the desired ratio, but I really don't know which one I should choose. The...
  38. S

    Chemistry Calculation of average molecular speed

    We can calculate the average speed using this formula: uavg=root(8PV/ΠnM) I plugged in the following values: P= pi*10 atm (bar is approximately equal to atm) V=8lts n=2mol M=32*10^-3kg/mol But it is giving wrong answer. Can you tell me what went wrong?
  39. S

    Tension and speed of bowling ball pendulum passing the equilibrium position

    For part a I used conservation of energy. -m*g*cos(θ)*L+1/2*m*0^2=-m*g*L +1/2*m*v^2 => v = sqrt(2*g*L(1-cos(θ )). b) For b I was think that T = mg in the equilibrium point but that doesn't invole θ in the answer. So that's why I tought that T*cos(θ ) = mg. So that the tension is mg/cos(θ). But...
  40. P

    High Current 12V DC motor speed control

    Hi. I am new here. I have a question on how to speed control a DC motor running a pump. The pump is a seawater cooling pump cooling a large V8 motor. Therefore I need to control the RPM, based on the temp of the V8 Motor. Any ideas?
  41. R

    What if the Earth would have spin around itself twice as it's speed?

    Summary: What if the Earth would have spin around itself twice as it's speed? What would have be the consequences? How would has it affect the climate and living things?
  42. jk22

    I Is the Lorentz Boost Speed Nontrivially Related to Galilean Speed?

    What about if the speed parameter in a Lorentz boost were in fact related nontrivially to a Galilean speed ? More formally ##L(v_L)=G(v)\circ F## where L is a Lorentz boost with Lorentz speed ##v_L##, G is a Galileo transformation with speed ##v## and ##F## is still an unknown linear...
  43. nineteen

    Does speed of light depend on the wavelength or frequency of it?

    I heard that the speed of light doesn't depend on the wavelength or frequency of it, how does it happen? I don't understand it because the ultimate equation is c = fλ (where c is the speed of velocity of light, f is the frequency and λ is the wavelength of it...).
  44. S

    Find the speed of a copper loop falling in a magnetic field

    Hi all, so I had this problem and on the exam and I got a solution but I had an mass-term in there which wasn't given. I used Farraday's Law of Induction to get the Voltage induced. Then I used ##rho* \frac{A}{4a} ## for the resistance and divided the Voltage by that to get the current. I then...
  45. K

    Calculating Speed Between Two Cars

    Hi, I found a programming problem that calculated the speed between two cars as below and I would like to know how the calculation is done. it is about determining the speed of two cars. The coordinate reference system (y,x) is attached to the ego vehicle (as shown in the attached figure). The...
  46. Chandrakanth_balusa

    How is the turbine speed controlled by Grid but not by itself?

    Hello People, Greetings! i am back again with a confusing question for which I thought I could get a correct answer from here. so my question is regarding the speed of the turbine. I learned that the speed of a turbine has to be maintained constant in order to maintain generating frequency...
  47. M

    How to get the real object speed?

    I am trying to get the real object speed at a current moment. The movement is circular. I have all the timings. This is the data, the speed is in milisecounds, and the numbers represent the revolutions: 1. -504ms 2. -720ms 3. -1044ms 4. -1332ms I know the average speed of the object, at...
  48. J

    MHB Differential equation - distance needed to achieve target speed

  49. S

    B Why is the speed of light limited?

    Summary: Why is the speed of light limited? Why does light have a maximum speed?
  50. N

    Engineering Calculating Efficiency and Speed of a DC Motor at Half-Load Torque

    First some basic figures which are very rounded as I'm interested in the approach to the problem rather than accuracy of the answer at this stage: The field current will be 500/220 = 2.2727 Amps, and so power is a fixed loss at 1136.36 Watts The armature current is 45 - 2.2727 = 42.72 Amps. At...
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