What is the distance x in terms of kinetic energy, using relativistic mechanics?

Yura
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
its a four part question but the first part has me stuck:

the question:
A particle of mass m is accelerated from rest by a constant force F along a straight line for a duration of time t. Use relativistic mechanics unless explicitly stated otherwise. Also remember that the definitions of work and impulse are unchanged by special relativity.
(a) What are the kinetic and total energies of the particle as functions of the particle’s position? Give some justification for your answer.

so i need the distance (which i am going to label "x") in terms of the kinetic energy

is there an relativistic equation or formula withe "x" already as a function of the kinetic energy?
or is there a way to do this, given there is a formula for the velocity in relativity suing einsteins theory by somehow putting the velocity as a function of the distance relativistically and subbing it in?

im not sure how to go at this one at all, i will have another try, but it would help if there was such a formula
 
Physics news on Phys.org
F is ambiguous in SR. I will assume F=dp/dt is meant.
Use dE/dt=vF=(dE/dx)(dx/dt)=v(dE/dx) to get F=dE/dx.
This happens to be the same as the NR result.
E is the total energy with E^2=p^2+m^2.
 
Yura said:
is there an relativistic equation or formula withe "x" already as a function of the kinetic energy?

Just as in classical mechanics, for a constant force applied in the direction of motion, W = Fx (work equals force times distance). Since the object starts from rest, its kinetic energy equals the work done on it (work-energy theorem).
 
Hi, I had an exam and I completely messed up a problem. Especially one part which was necessary for the rest of the problem. Basically, I have a wormhole metric: $$(ds)^2 = -(dt)^2 + (dr)^2 + (r^2 + b^2)( (d\theta)^2 + sin^2 \theta (d\phi)^2 )$$ Where ##b=1## with an orbit only in the equatorial plane. We also know from the question that the orbit must satisfy this relationship: $$\varepsilon = \frac{1}{2} (\frac{dr}{d\tau})^2 + V_{eff}(r)$$ Ultimately, I was tasked to find the initial...
The value of H equals ## 10^{3}## in natural units, According to : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_units, ## t \sim 10^{-21} sec = 10^{21} Hz ##, and since ## \text{GeV} \sim 10^{24} \text{Hz } ##, ## GeV \sim 10^{24} \times 10^{-21} = 10^3 ## in natural units. So is this conversion correct? Also in the above formula, can I convert H to that natural units , since it’s a constant, while keeping k in Hz ?
Back
Top