College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 26 - Problems - Page 1010: 24

Answer

The circumference according to the proton frame is $5.1~m$

Work Step by Step

Let $L_0 = 6.3~km$ We can find the circumference $L$ according to the proton frame: $L = L_0~\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}$ $L = (6.3~km)~\sqrt{1-\frac{(3.0\times 10^8~m/s - 100~m/s)^2}{(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)^2}}$ $L = (6.3~km)~\sqrt{1-\frac{(299999900~m/s)^2}{(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)^2}}$ $L =0.0051~km = 5.1~m$ The circumference according to the proton frame is $5.1~m$.
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