Essential University Physics: Volume 2 (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 33, Problem 66P
The highest-energy cosmic rays ever detected are protons with energies on the order of 300 EeV. (a) What’s Earth’s radius as measured in the reference frame of such a proton as it approaches Earth? (b) Compare the high-energy proton’s total energy with that of a 143-g baseball moving at 100 km/h. (c) Compare the proton’s momentum with that of the same baseball.
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Chapter 33 Solutions
Essential University Physics: Volume 2 (3rd Edition)
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