Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1366: 49a

Answer

We use the conversion: $1$ GeV= $1.6\times 10^{-10}$ J The final answer for the speed is $2.35\times 10^8$ m/s.

Work Step by Step

The mass of an antiproton equals the mass of a proton,( $m_p$) which is $1.673\times10^{-27}$ kg. Momentum of antiproton = $p=1.19\hspace{2mm}$ GeV/c We know $p=\gamma m_p v$ where $v$ is the speed of antiproton. This is equation 1 (say). Lorentz factor= $\gamma=\Large \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-(\frac{ v}{c})^2}}$ $c=3\times 10^8$ m/s Thus we have in equation 1:
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