Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1363: 9

Answer

$\Delta v = 2.7~cm/s$

Work Step by Step

We can find $\gamma$: $K = E_0~(\gamma-1) = 1.5~MeV$ $\gamma-1 = \frac{1.5~MeV}{E_0}$ $\gamma = 1+\frac{1.5~MeV}{E_0}$ $\gamma = 1+\frac{1.5~MeV}{20~eV}$ $\gamma = 75,001$ We can find $\beta$: $\gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\beta^2}}$ $\sqrt{1-\beta^2} = \frac{1}{\gamma}$ $1-\beta^2 = \frac{1}{\gamma^2}$ $\beta^2 = 1-\frac{1}{\gamma^2}$ $\beta = \sqrt{1-\frac{1}{\gamma^2}}$ $\beta = \sqrt{1-\frac{1}{75,001^2}}$ $\beta = 0.999999999911$ Then the speed of the electron neutrino is $0.999999999911~c$ We can find the difference between the speed of light and the speed of the electron neutrino: $\Delta v = c - 0.999999999911~c$ $\Delta v = (0.000000000089)~(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)$ $\Delta v = 0.027~m/s$ $\Delta v = 2.7~cm/s$
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