5. In a linear collider, two particles travel toward each other from opposite directions before colliding....
3. (10 pts) High energy particle accelerators convert part of the energy of colliding particles into the masses of particles produced in the collisions. Consider a collision of two protons that produces two charged kaons. The mass of the proton is mp- 938.3 MeV/c2, and the mass of each kaon is mK 493.7 MeV/c2. The reaction is a) The total energy (kinetic energy and rest energy) and total momentum is conserved. Suppose one of the protons is at rest in...
3) Two particles fly apart in opposite directions in a laboratory. Particle A travels to the left at speed 0.06c, and particle B travels to the right at speed 0.09c (both speeds are relative to the laboratory). We wish to calculate the relative velocity of particles A and B using the Galilean transformation. a) Using a figure, show which object in this scenario defines the Home frame and which object defines the Other frame. [Hint: Be careful - in the...
*Use Relativistic Principles to Solve Problem* Two identical particles move in the opposite directions along x axis with speeds v1 and v2. What is the speed of the center of mass reference frame in which the total momentum is equal to zero?
Two particles approach each other with equal and opposite speed, v. The mass of one particle is m, and the mass of the other particle is nm, where n is just a unitless number. Snapshots of the system before, during, and after the elastic collision are shown. Before Collision After m final After the collision, the first particle moves in the exact opposite direction with speed 0.7500, and the speed of the second particle, Vnmfinal, is unknown. What is the...
Two cyclists start at the same point and travel in opposite directions. One cyclist travels 9 /kmh slower than the other. If the two cyclists are 265 km apart after 5 hours, what is the rate of each cyclist?
Two particles approach each other with equal and opposite speed, v . The mass of one particle is m , and the mass of the other particle is n m , where n is just a unitless number. Snapshots of the system before, during, and after the elastic collision are shown. Elasic collision in three stages. Before the collision, a ball of mass m moves to right at speed v and a ball of mass n times m moves to...
Two balls with masses of of 2.5 kg and 6.2 kg travel toward each other at speeds of 9 m/s and 3.5 m/s, respectively. If the balls have a head-on inelastic collision and the 2.5-kilogram ball recoils with a speed of 7.00 m/s, how much kinetic energy is lost in the collision?
Two balls with masses of of 2.1 kg and 6.5 kg travel toward each other at speeds of 10 m/s and 4.0 m/s, respectively. If the balls have a head-on inelastic collision and the 2.1-kilogram ball recoils with a speed of 8.00 m/s, how much kinetic energy is lost in the collision?
Two balls with masses of of 2.1 kg and 5.9 kg travel toward each other at speeds of 13 m/s and 4.1 m/s, respectively. If the balls have a head-on inelastic collision and the 2.1-kilogram ball recoils with a speed of 8.20 m/s, how much kinetic energy is lost in the collision?
5.Two relativistic particles of mass m crash into each other, fusing to form a particle of mass M, at rest in the lab, with no other particles emitted. Assuming that each mass m particle had (lab frame magnitude) momentum p prior to the collision, evaluate M in terms of m and p. Was momentum conserved in the fusion event?