Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 36 - Relativity - Exercises and Problems - Page 1099: 37

Answer

$v = 0.707~c$

Work Step by Step

The relativistic momentum is $~~p = \gamma ~m~v = m~c$ Then: $\gamma~v = c$ $\gamma = \frac{c}{v}$ We can find the speed when $\gamma = \frac{c}{v}$: $\gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}}$ $\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}} = \frac{1}{\gamma}$ $1-\frac{v^2}{c^2} = \frac{1}{\gamma^2}$ $1-\frac{v^2}{c^2} = \frac{v^2}{c^2}$ $1 = \frac{2v^2}{c^2}$ $v^2 = \frac{1}{2}~c^2$ $v = \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}}~c$ $v = 0.707~c$
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