Consider a particle with rest-mass ( m 0 = 1 k g ) and velocity v . Suppose we're in an alternate universe in which the "cosmic speed limit" is only 1 0 m / s , and that the particle's mass varies with its velocity in the following way:
m = 1 − ( 1 0 v ) 2 m 0
In this framework, Newton's Second Law takes a more general form ( F denotes the net force applied to the particle):
F = d t d ( m v )
The particle is initially at rest before a constant 1 N force is applied to it. At the instant at which v = 5 m / s , what is the particle's acceleration (in m / s 2 ) (to 2 decimal places)?
Note: All physical quantities are in standard SI units.
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Let c = 1 0 m / s
F = m 0 d v d ( 1 − c 2 v 2 v ) d t d v =
m 0 ∗ ( c 2 ∗ ( 1 − c 2 v 2 ) 2 3 v 2 + ( 1 − c 2 v 2 ) 2 1 1 ) d t d v =
( 1 − c 2 v 2 ) 2 3 m 0 d t d v ⟹
d t d v = m 0 F ∗ ( 1 − c 2 v 2 ) 2 3
Using v = 5 m / s , F = 1 N , and m 0 = 1 K g with c = 1 0 m / s ⟹
d t d v = 8 3 3 = . 6 5 m / s 2 to two decimal places.
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We are given that mass of an object varies with its velocity as: m = 1 − v 2 / c 2 m 0 Also we know that force is rate of change of momentum i.e. F = d t d m v So we write force as: F = d t d 1 − v 2 / c 2 m 0 v = ( 1 − v 2 / c 2 ) 3 / 2 m 0 d t d v replacing d t d v = a ,We get a = m 0 ( 1 − v 2 / c 2 ) 3 / 2 × F Substituting, v = 5 m s − 1 F = 1 N m = 1 k g c = 1 0 m s − 1
We get a = 0 . 6 5 m / s 2