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Physics 12-04 Relativistic Momentum

This document discusses relativistic momentum and how it differs from classical momentum. It provides the relativistic momentum equation and explains that relativistic momentum is always less than classical momentum. Relativistic momentum approaches classical momentum as velocity approaches zero, and increases more slowly than classical momentum as velocity increases toward the speed of light. An example problem is provided to calculate the relativistic momentum of a ball moving at a fraction of the speed of light.

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Physics 12-04 Relativistic Momentum

This document discusses relativistic momentum and how it differs from classical momentum. It provides the relativistic momentum equation and explains that relativistic momentum is always less than classical momentum. Relativistic momentum approaches classical momentum as velocity approaches zero, and increases more slowly than classical momentum as velocity increases toward the speed of light. An example problem is provided to calculate the relativistic momentum of a ball moving at a fraction of the speed of light.

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Physics 12-04 Relativistic Momentum Name: _____________________________

Relative Momentum
Law of Conservation of Momentum
 The ______________ momentum of a closed ______________ does not ______________.
𝑝 = 𝑚𝑣
 However, when ______________ approaches ______________, we must adjust the ______________
𝑚𝑣
𝑝=
2
√1 − 𝑣2
𝑐
 _________________ momentum is always ______________ than ______________________
momentum because
𝑣2
 √1 − <1
𝑐2

 Since we ______________ by the radical in the formula, the result is a ______________


number.
 Notice that when the ______________ is near 0, the _________________ momentum is
near the _______________________.
 When the speed is near c, the __________________ momentum increases
_______________________.
In a game of Dom’Jot, a small ball (0.5 kg) is hit across a table. If the ball moving at 3 m/s
and the speed of light in a vacuum is 4 m/s, what is the relativistic momentum of the
ball?

The nonrelativistic momentum?

Homework
1. Find the momentum of a helium nucleus having a mass of 6.68 × 10–27 kg that is moving at 0.200c. (OpenStax 28.35)
𝟒. 𝟎𝟗 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟗 kg m/s
2. What is the momentum of an electron traveling at 0.980c? (OpenStax 28.36) 𝟏. 𝟑𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟐𝟏 kg m/s
3. What is the velocity of an electron that has a momentum of 3.04 × 10–21 kg⋅m/s? Note that you must calculate the velocity
to at least four digits to see the difference from c. (OpenStax 28.39) 𝟐. 𝟗𝟖𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟖 m/s
4. Find the velocity of a proton that has a momentum of 4.48 × 10−19 kg⋅m/s. (OpenStax 28.40) 𝟐. 𝟎𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟖 m/s
5. (a) Calculate the speed of a 1.00-μg particle of dust that has the same momentum as a proton moving at 0.999c. (b) What
does the small speed tell us about the mass of a proton compared to even a tiny amount of macroscopic matter? (OpenStax
28.41) 𝟏. 𝟏𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟖 m/s, mass of proton is tiny

Created by Richard Wright – Andrews Academy To be used with OpenStax College Physics

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