Fitzgerald contraction for a proton in the Large Hadron Collider

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Loren Booda

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May 31, 2010

By what factor would the radius parallel to the direction of travel contract for a 7 TeV proton, relative to an antiparallel 7 TeV proton, in the Large Hadron Collider?

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tom.stoer

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Jun 1, 2010

Outline of the calculation:
- calculate v from 7 TeV
- add v and -v (using the relativistic additon of velocities)
- calculate the Lorentz contraction

Fitzgerald contraction for a proton in the Large Hadron Collider

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Fitzgerald contraction for a proton in the Large Hadron Collider

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