Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1151: 79

Answer

$p = 2.46~MeV/c$

Work Step by Step

We can find $\gamma$: $K = mc^2(\gamma-1)$ $\frac{K}{mc^2} = \gamma-1$ $\gamma = \frac{K}{mc^2}+1$ $\gamma = \frac{2.00~MeV}{0.511~MeV}+1$ $\gamma = 4.914$ We can find $\beta$: $\gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\beta^2}}$ $\sqrt{1-\beta^2} = \frac{1}{\gamma}$ $1-\beta^2 = \frac{1}{\gamma^2}$ $\beta^2 = 1-\frac{1}{\gamma^2}$ $\beta = \sqrt{1-\frac{1}{\gamma^2}}$ $\beta = \sqrt{1-\frac{1}{4.914^2}}$ $\beta = 0.979$ We can find the momentum: $p = \gamma mv$ $p = (\gamma)(E_0/c^2) (v)$ $p = (4.914)(511~keV/c^2) (0.979~c)$ $p = 2.46~MeV/c$
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