An astronaut with a mass of 91 kg is 0.30 m above the moons surface. The astronauts potential energy is 46 J. Calculate the free
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To solve this problem we will apply the concept related to destructive interference (from the principle of superposition). This concept is understood as a superposition of two or more waves of identical or similar frequency that, when interfering, create a new wave pattern of less intensity (amplitude) at a point called a node. Mathematically it can be described as
Where,
d = Path difference
= wavelength
n = Any integer which represent the number of repetition of the spectrum
In this question the distance between the two source will be minimum for the case of minimum path difference, then n= 1
Therefore the minimum distance that should you separate two sources emitting the same waves is 2.5mm
The rest energy of a particle is
where
is the rest mass of the particle and c is the speed of light.
The total energy of a relativistic particle is
where v is the speed of the particle.
We want the total energy of the particle to be twice its rest energy, so that
which means:
From which we find the ratio between the speed of the particle v and the speed of light c:
So, the particle should travel at 0.87c in order to have its total energy equal to twice its rest energy.
where
The total energy of a relativistic particle is
where v is the speed of the particle.
We want the total energy of the particle to be twice its rest energy, so that
which means:
From which we find the ratio between the speed of the particle v and the speed of light c:
So, the particle should travel at 0.87c in order to have its total energy equal to twice its rest energy.