Trajectory Definition and 446 Threads

Hello! I'm doing some research for a small project that I hope you can help me with. I'm not a math genius, I just have an idea. I have an Excel document of a projectile trajectory with an angle of 8 degrees. (Can be any angle.) Blue projectile trajectory. What I want to do is enter the...

I have been attempting to calculate optimal zero for my H&R 30-30. 190g 170g 160g 150g These links are the optimal zeros for my rifle based on each of the four grain weights available to fire thru the rifle. I don't want to have to re-zero my rifle every time I switch between ammo types so I...

My guess was simply that as acceleration changes from the north to east direction, the total magnitude change of v is ##v \sqrt 2##. Acceleration is ##\mu g##, so time would be ##\frac {v \sqrt 2} {\mu g}##. This agrees with the textbook solution. What I do not understand is the trajectory...

Hi all, I have to analyse a dataset containing real-world vehicle trajectories and in particular: 1. The trajectories were classified into states in the function of certain vehicle parameters and location (urban roads, country roads, etc.) and each state is characterised by an integer number...

Asteroid 2024 BX1 that exploded over Berlin was fastest-spinning space rock ever recorded https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/asteroid-that-exploded-over-berlin-was-fastest-spinning-space-rock-ever-recorded Visualisation of the trajectory and impact of asteroid 2024 BX1 on 21 January...

So basically i am vary green when it comes to equations/formula Well to the point i don't even know if proper name for what i'm looking for is called equation or formula but let's stick to equation So going as simple as i can I want to throw boomerang creating boomerang like ellipse trajectory...

So in scenario in which two ships(A and B) are moving relative to each other, and towards each other; each ship will measure the other to have a velocity. Within special relativity no observer himself moves. Do you agree? If you agree, assume each of the above two ships sends out shuttle along...

Hi, Unfortunately, I am not quite sure whether I have solved/plotted the following task correctly I started by resolving the expression ##\phi=2 \pi t## to t so that I can represent ##\rho(t)## with ##\rho(\phi)## The vector ##\vec{e}_r## was written in my lecture as follows...

I have received this image from someone in Namibia recently at the Kiripotib Astrofarm. Has anyone an idea what could cause such a strange trajectory?

Orbits around the Lagrange point are not stable, and you need to tweak your trajectory every now and then to remain in that orbit. Simulations of a non-accelerated body give spectacularly weird results: When the propellant runs out, is this what the JWST will do?

I am writing to investigate a unique theoretical perspective that explores the relationship between time and the motion of celestial bodies, particularly focusing on Earth's trajectory through space. I posit that time, particularly in the past, is intricately connected to the precise path that a...

Hello, I ask you for your aid in the solution of the following problem. Please see the attached illustration. Two objects (red and blue) are moving in the vicinity of each other. The red object is moving along a closed circle and the blue object is moving along a line. Our objective is to...

Is a worldline a curve or a trajectory? Why?

For this problem, The solution is, I don't understand how they got from ##\frac {sin^2\theta_i}{sin2\theta} ## to ##\frac{tan\theta_i}{2}##. Would somebody please show me the immediate steps? I also don't understand is why they say the ignore the trivial case where ##\theta_i = 0~rad##...

Hi, I am currently preparing for my exam and have just watched a video about motion in phase space. From minute 4 a quadratic potential is introduced and then from minute 6 minute the phase trajectory. Here are the pictures quadratic potential phase trajectory Regarding phase...

This is a solution to a problem inspired by another thread. It is posted here to separate it from the multiple choice question which was the subject of that thread. A parametric solution for the trajectory can be found quite easily if the motion is modeled as a particle with charge ##q##...

When the rocket accelerates in space does its trajectory which is an ellipse change in size and not the focal points because the Earth is still in one of two and also the current height doesn't increase, right?

The context: I created an educational resource, a set of interactive diagrams that allow the user to see how Hamilton's stationary action arrrives at the true trajectory. There is a diagram for each of the following three cases: - Uniform force, hence the potential increases linear with...

I'm working on the physics engine component of a game engine I'm building, and I need some guidance with this particular situation. Consider a square with mass M that is free to translate in the xy plane and free to rotate about any axis perpendicular to the page (Fig. 1) If a linear impulse J...

A 4 ft diameter black hole (1.5 to 2 times the mass of Saturn) is headed toward Earth. Will Earth be able to defend itself using missiles with nuclear bombs? How to calculate such a problem?

B equals 50*10^-7 T (at first instance) Fm equals 8*10^-20 N (at first instance) I know Fm is perpendicular to the velocity, and I know the estimation of the trajectory (somewhat similar to the curve y=lnx). Since I think vertical velocity will be constant, only changing the x component, I...

I'm not sure how to approach this question. So I start off with the fact the path taken is space-like, $$ds^2>0$$ Input the Schwarzschild metric, $$−(1−\frac{2GM}{r})dt^2+(1−\frac{2GM}{r})^{−1}dr^2>0$$ Where I assume the mass doesn't move in angular direction. How should I continue?

I am very confused on how to go about with this question. The only thing I've tried so far is drawing the fbd of the electron and because of the plates the force applied would cancel which makes it centered between the two plates. As of now that is the only thing I understand, I am not sure how...

If an infinite amount of energy were available to create the lift mechanism for a space launch. What would be required to fire a 200lb object into low Earth orbit(160km) after speeding it up in a way similar to how the large hadron collider speeds up a particle. Assuming the launch vehicle...

An electron is shot horizontally. There is a proton located somewhere else, but not in the horizontal path of the electron. Is there a distance of closest approach, and how do you derive it? A physical explanation would be appreciated too.

In a process of writing a game. Effectively need to know how to angle the barrel for the projectile to hit the selected target. So for the equation y = h + x * tan(α) - g * x² / 2 * V₀² * cos²(α) Everything except α is known. Could anyone more wise in the ways of science than me help me solve...

While solving question 1.13(see the attachment) from Irodov, I was doing this: $$\int_{0}^{\tau}(\vec{v}-ucos\theta) dt=l$$, and $$\int_{0}^{\tau}\vec{v}cos\theta dt=u\tau$$. Solving this gave the answer. However, while solving these 2 equations, I only used the magnitude of ##\vec{v}##, and...

The Lorentz's force acting on a charged particle perpendicularly "hitting" a magnetic field will be directed upwards, and generally directed towards the center of the circumference traveled by this particle, and so will cause a centripetal acceleration to keep it in a circular motion. By...

So I've done the first part of the problem, I just need to understand the x^2+y^2=5 part. I believe in order to get to this (I think this is called the trajectory equation, but please correct me if I'm wrong), we wrote sin(3t) = x/5 and cos(3t) = y/5, we raised each of these to the power of 2...

The object moves solely on the $x$-axis, hence I calculated its speed to be $v_x = \frac{dx}{dt} = \frac{c \kappa t}{\sqrt(1+\kappa ^{2} t^2$ Because its speed is not constant, I suppose the Lorentz factor $\gamma = \gamma (t)$, and by plugging in the velocity, I obtain $\gamma = \sqrt(1+ \kappa...

Hey Folks! I've got a longish one- At what angle must you release a projectile to achieve a semicircular trajectory(neglecting air-resistance)? Would the initial release velocity matter? and would the same criteria hold true if the value of g were different(on the moon for example)? and is there...

Hello everyone, this is a thought experiment I made, it involves two ropes being pulled of a pulley similar to an atwood machine, and a block attached to the two pulleys at the other end. The ropes are being pulled at a constant velocity $ U$ from the end away from the block and the block rises...

Well, make the center of the polar coordinates at the center of the turntable, so put r along the ro initial. I am well known that to someone who is rest on the turntable, the equations will be the follow: dr/dt = ro - vt If the turntable route with angular velocity w, dtheta/dt = -wt We...

Hey, I am working on a video game in which there will be archers who have the ability to shoot at enemies. My game is two dimensional and I am trying to calculate the angle at which the archer, given an initial velocity, has to shoot in order to hit the target perfectly. I came up with the...

Hello, sorry for this stupid question but I am getting confused with equations and I need some help. My problem is the following: I have a dipole with known magnetic field (B=0.234T), it is 110.6 mm long and 89 mm wide (mechanical dimensions). I want to calculate deflection of particles...

I'm not sure how I'm able to calculate the velocity of the particle using the formula without knowing the force exerted on it. Also, I don't understand why the question also provides the mass of the electron.

I've already posted this question on the mathematics website of stack exchange, but I've received more help here in the past so will share it here as well. I am developing a tool for missile trajectory (currently without guidance). One issue is that the aerodynamic equations on the missile are...

Perhaps I should ask this question in the math section of these forums. But, I'm stumped and I don't think this equation is solvable? Find theta given all the other variables:

Hey! This started very harmless... A friend and I were throwing stones in a lake. Mine didn't get very far, he was teasing me "What was the ideal angle again?". Of course, I know it should be 45°. I replied in jest: "That's because I'm considering air resistance!" Then we had a discussion what...

You're on Earth. You throw a ball and watch its trajectory. It's curved. That's because the Earth is curving space-time at every point along the trajectory. But the Earth itself is not present along the trajectory - there is no matter along the trajectory (let's ignore the air and any radiation...

I'm tasked with drawing the trajectory of the Moon around the Earth (in 2D), taking into account the fact that the trajectory also undergoes precession, so the elliptical orbit rotates about it's center (I think it should rotate around the Earth-Moon barycenter, but for the first step I...

Time it takes from A to travel to B; ##T = \large\frac{Vsinθ}{g}## Max height object can reach, ##h = \large\frac{V^{2} sin⁡2θ}{g}## Time it takes for for B to travel to C; ##T = \large\sqrt\frac{2y_{max}}{g}## What is the proper formula for ##Y_{max}## for this trajectory?

[Moderator's note: Spin off from previous thread due to topic change.] Recent experimental confirmation of the quantum trajectory theory: https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-quantum-trajectory-theory-lets-physicists-understand-whats-going-on-during-wave-function-collapse-20190703...

Hi I have a list of 3D angular velocities (a numerical solution to an ODE). I want to show the trajectory this rotation would cause by mapping it out on the unit sphere. How can I go about doing that? What is the best way to approach this?

Hi I have a 2d trajectory of a center of mass which I have saved in an array such that r=[[x(t_1),y(t_1)],[x(t_2),y(t_2)],...,[x(t_n),y(t_n)]] where x is x coordinate of the position and y is the y-coordinate of the position. I have tried this: xx = [t[0] for t in r] xy = [t[1] for t in r]...

I want to solve ##\frac{du^2}{d\theta ^2}+u=\frac{GM}{h^2}## for ##u(\theta)##, where ##\frac{GM}{h^2}=constant##. The given equation is a nonhomogeneous second order linear DE. I begin by solving the associated homogeneous DE with constant coefficients: ##\frac{du^2}{d\theta ^2}+u=0## which...

Can someone explain how can i get that answer?

A charge is entering magnetic field perpendicularly! Griffiths says it motion will be circular! But it is accelerated so it must radiate energy and it's motion should be spiral inward?