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c) What is the relative velocity of the two reference frames?
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Maybe just try part a) again, but make sure you account for the total energy and the momentum in both frames.byerly100 said:A particle as observed in a certain reference frame has a total energy of 5 GeV and a momentum of 3 GeV/c (i.e., cp, which has the dimension of energy, is equal to 3 GeV).
a) What is its energy in a frame in which its momentum is equal to 4 GeV/c^2?
b) What is its rest mass in amu?
c) What is the relative velocity of the two reference frames?
I tried using E^2-(cp)^2=(E.)^2 but got 5.83 GeV. The answer to a is 5.66 GeV.
1 amu=931.49 MeV/c^2
The answer to b is 4.3 amu.
The answer to c is 0.187c.
byerly100 said:I probably didn't account for both frames. How did you use the 4 GeV/c?
If you look back at the equations used, you should get part b) quite easily. Give it a try.byerly100 said:Yes, I was using the dot for 0 subscript.
E^2-(16 GeV^2)=16 GeV^2
E= 5.66 GeV
right?
I could also use help on the rest of the problem.
What is the 16Gev^2 on the right hand side of your earlier equation?byerly100 said:I was trying b. I'm still working on it.
So.. solve it for the rest mass and you've got it.byerly100 said:It is (m.c^2)^2.
4 Gev= (m.c^2)
Check your original post for conversion from MeV/c^2 to amubyerly100 said:It is (m.c^2)^2.
4 GeV= (m.c^2)
4.44x10^-8 kg(?)=m.
1 amu = 1.66x10^-27 kg
You left out parentheses in your numerator, but I expect you used them. You just have a sign problem. You know the velocity of the object in two frames. You are looking for the relativistic difference between the two. Try replacing the + in your equation with -byerly100 said:v= c^2p/E
ux=ux'+v/(1+vux'/c^2)
I got something for part c but it was off (wrong).
I see you just changed it.. I was trying to figure out where you got the first vbyerly100 said:ux'=(ux-v)/(1-vux/c^2)
I got 0.185c. I used 1.8x10^8 m/sec for one v and 2.12x10^8 m/sec for another v.
Relative velocity is the measure of the velocity of an object in relation to another object. It takes into account the motion of both objects and describes how they are moving relative to each other.
Relative velocity is calculated by taking the difference between the velocities of the two objects and considering their direction of motion. This can be represented using vector notation.
Yes, relative velocity can be negative. This occurs when the two objects are moving in opposite directions. The sign of the relative velocity indicates the direction of motion.
Relative velocity is dependent on the reference frame used to measure it. Different observers may measure different relative velocities depending on their point of view.
Absolute velocity is the velocity of an object in relation to a fixed point or reference frame, while relative velocity takes into account the motion of another object. Absolute velocity is constant, while relative velocity can change depending on the reference frame used.